Guppies or platies?

[dixiechick]

Hi all,

I’ve spent the past several months cycling/setting up a 105 litre tank which currently houses

2 x bristlenose plec
1 male guppy
3 female guppies
1 male Platy
2 female Platy.

I was undergoing tank maintenance last week and spotted babies.

I hadn’t even noticed any pregnancies as a few of the fish I’d only just bought so I’m clueless who’s they are.

I’ve tried taking pics but these guys are so small so I had to zoom in, so they’re not the best quality.
They can obviously only be Platy or guppies, any ideas anyone?

 

[GaryE]

I will bet you 2 units of fish forum credibility they are guppies. The body shape says that.

 

[Colin_T]

guppies

baby platies are usually born with the colour they are going to be

 

[foxgirl158]

guppies

baby platies are usually born with the colour they are going to be

I agree with you that they are guppies; however the last statement isn't entirely true. My platy fry didn't develop their black spots and red coloring until at they were at least two months old.

 

[dixiechick]

Thanks all. I suspected they were guppies but just wasn’t certain. I can’t wait to see what colours they grow into. I was planning on adding a few more fish but don’t think I’ll bother because they’ll keep birthing more

 

[emeraldking]

I’ve tried taking pics but these guys are so small so I had to zoom in, so they’re not the best quality.
They can obviously only be Platy or guppies, any ideas anyone?

Definitely guppies. Show them when they're grown.

 

[FishandBirdLover]

They certainly are guppy fry, congrats!

 

[Benji k]

Hi all,

I’ve spent the past several months cycling/setting up a 105 litre tank which currently houses

2 x bristlenose plec
1 male guppy
3 female guppies
1 male Platy
2 female Platy.

I was undergoing tank maintenance last week and spotted babies.

I hadn’t even noticed any pregnancies as a few of the fish I’d only just bought so I’m clueless who’s they are.

I’ve tried taking pics but these guys are so small so I had to zoom in, so they’re not the best quality.
They can obviously only be Platy or guppies, any ideas anyone?

Yeah look like guppy’s

 

[dixiechick]

UPDATE -

so these guys are approximately 2 months old now, and you guys were completely right!

5 of them survived, looks like 1 male, 4 female.

They’ve since birthed more fry and there’s around 10 - 12 tiny babies. I think more survived this time around as my plants have grown and matured providing more hiding spaces.

my plan was to add a few more species to this tank but I’ve decided to just leave it alone to avoid over-population.

105 litres now home to -

2 x bristlenose plec
1 male Platy (but I seriously doubt he will reproduce, I’ve had him over 4 years so he’s an old man)
2 female platy
1 adult male guppy & 1 baby male guppy
3 adult female guppies & 4 baby females
10-12 (hard to accurately count as they move fast and hide) tiny baby guppies.

I’m currently running 2 filters in the tank and also have a spare backup tank (50 litres). If this tank becomes too populated I will separate the males & one filter into the smaller tank to stop them breeding. I know females can still birth fry with no male present but they’d stop eventually . . .

So happy with my baby male though he’s super stunning (pics don’t do him justice)!