Fry

[Aquagurl]

I have 5 fry that are 1 month old, 4 fry that are 1 week and a half old and 2 fry that are 1 week old!!! in total 11 little fry!!! anyway how old do they have to be when i can tell them apart(male female) and when will they be ready to mate? and have their own babies? When can i release them in my community tank?
I would really appreciate if you could answer all my ?s !!!!!!!!!
Thanx in advance!!

 

[jams.alaskan]

So these are the plattie fry? There are so many variables to your questions. Growth rate can be determined by genetics/feeding/water condition/temp/and size of tank.
I wouldd say about two months time you should start to pick a male or two out, there should be some color and some may even be large enough to release back into the tank.
When they can't fit into the gouramis mouth is when you can release them. This is going to sound strange but if I capture and care for my guppy/sword/or molly fry for about two weeks I am able to reintroduce them to the tank with very few if any losses. My community tank recieves live food and just isn't intrested in them as food past say - THEIR BIRTHDAY...

ALASKA

Hope I was helpful..

 

[honeybee0_90]

well you are best to let them in the community tank when they are about a month old, or once they have got to the size where they cant fit in any other fishs mouth, it depends on the type of fish for sexing them, you should normally be able to tell between 3 weeks and a month and half, it isnt advisable to breed the young until they are 8 months, hope this info helps u