I've had these two yellow and black baby platys for a year now and the pink one for about 9 months, they live in a 5 gallon tank with a snail and amano shrimp. As you can see they have not grown very quickly, I know it's due to the size of the tank. I change 20% of the water weekly. I have been starting to feed them more often as I now have seven new guppy fry in that little breeder in the pic and read that fry should be fed 3-5 times a day and perform water changes more often. I haven't been able to find the time to do more water changes, but I make sure to never go more than a week without one. The guppy fry have grown quite a bit in the past 3 weeks and I'm thinking about releasing them into the tank with the others.
Are these 1 year old platys stunted for life, or will they continue to grow at a slow rate? I have a 53 gallon community tank where they originally came from, and I'd love to return them there someday.
Are these 1 year old platys stunted for life, or will they continue to grow at a slow rate? I have a 53 gallon community tank where they originally came from, and I'd love to return them there someday.