Gwen's Babies (platies)

[Keva]

I've bred swordtails before but never tried with platys yet but after reading this i think im gonna try : D

 

[PrairieSunflower]

They are really sweet. Unfortunately, I had a surprise death this morning. I guess it was the ongoing effort to treat the ich that probably was the problem.

A couple new pictures...

Having their first algae wafer... they were all there just when the camera came out only these two stayed for the picture. LOL

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I have just witnessed some VERY male persistent tracking going on with the babies. I have a STRONG boy suspect, no sign of the gonopodium, but his "girlish" fins are smaller than some of the others and that behavior is oh so male! Thus, I am expecting to see a gonopodium any day now from that one. That was how it was with my guppies anyway, one day I was sure there was nothing then the next there "it" was. LOL

 

[Neptune54]

If you're still having a problem with ich, aquarium salt worked wonders for me when I had an infestation. It literally cleared up all the ich within a week of adding it!

 

[PrairieSunflower]

FINALLY, after nearly 3 weeks... the ich has come to an end! Was not so sure it would.

Most of my babies continue to be fine. I am a bit unsure of one though, and I wonder if it is related to the ich treatment, or just something that would have happened anyway. My favorite baby of all (the white one with spots and orange fins) seems to be developing a curved spine. It isn't bad at the moment, but next to other you can see that it is there. I do not suspect anything like fish TB, and they have been feed really well so I'm sure it isn't a deficiency either... which makes me think it is either a weakness in that fish or maybe related to the meds. Otherwise, that fish is in good health.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Well, I am starting to despair this batch of fry. I believe the bad ich was really hard on them... more and more and starting to get bent spines now... I'd say half!! The 4 blue corals that are in with them seem fine still though.

Gwen has started birthing her third batch (I only saved one from the second who is still well, and allowed my community tank to eat the rest). So, I've moved Gwen to birth her third batch in my platy tank and I think pretty much I will re-start this way.

I am hoping the remaining ones with no sign of curving spines will come out well. Both of my favorites now are curved and Earlene (the only one I named since she has a marking that looked like an ear) is starting to curve too.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I managed to net and transfer a good number of newborns to the breeder net. I also managed to observe... that a 2 month old baby is big enough to hunt, torture, kill and eat newborn platies!

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Here are two of the babies that were born yesterday. I have rescued about 10 from being eaten... hopefully I will have better luck and these won't end up with any diseases! I will return in a bit with a picture or two of the remaining oldest babies.

1 day old.

Or not... seems the LCD display on my camera died so now I can't tell if anything is in focus. Boo.

 

[masterfish]

FINALLY, after nearly 3 weeks... the ich has come to an end! Was not so sure it would.

Most of my babies continue to be fine. I am a bit unsure of one though, and I wonder if it is related to the ich treatment, or just something that would have happened anyway. My favorite baby of all (the white one with spots and orange fins) seems to be developing a curved spine. It isn't bad at the moment, but next to other you can see that it is there. I do not suspect anything like fish TB, and they have been feed really well so I'm sure it isn't a deficiency either... which makes me think it is either a weakness in that fish or maybe related to the meds. Otherwise, that fish is in good health.

Cole starting here------> i have found that personally popping backs back in place has no adverse afects with fish or fish fry so long as they are big enough not to squash and within a day or so the complete healing process of the back is done and the fish should be perfectly healthy from there i also see that the curving spine does not re-appear and the fish never have deformaties from that point on so i think this advice should help also works with adults with curve spines if they had it from the begining or if you did it if you pop it back in the opposite direction it is bent it should take the same healing time if not within an hour so if you want use this advice to save your babies do it imdeatly or you could lose them sorry for the incorect spelling lol but this has always worked miracles for me of course nobody gave me this advice i just kinda started it on my own...... but only pop there backs back when they are not flopping all-over the place ok so take a calm fish and do this one bye one after popping there backs put them in a place all by thereselves or with other fish of same age just remove everything except graval and low low power filter or filter that makes no currents and let the healing process begin also as a non treatment note i have never used a breeder net and use a one gal tank instead very cheap and made of plastic no filter so food is on the bottem and have never had fry hurt each other except pecking the little ones when adding some flakes for the older ones i have fry of all ages in there and no problem also back to treatment you may have to be a little rough with them but that is only when holding them firm and tenderness when popping the backs then plop them into the water gently ok this should help as not to be rough as the healing process starts when you first pop the back and if you be rough when you have moved the spinal cord in place it could dislocate it again and may be permanent that time so be gentle but hold them firm and when the healing process is complete you should have normal fish with no health issues so good luck with my personal advice and exp remember be carful not to hurt them rather help them and it does not take much force too pop it back into place nor should it make a sound it should just look strait and you are done again i say good luck to ya and may your fish be happy healthy and prosper as well as there owner

please inform us how it turns out ok also what a strange thing we both have female gup pics lol except my pic was so big the yellow tail had to be cut off shame it was now it just looks like a common lol hope u succede at this please do inform us ok be back with your next post.agian sorry about spelling lol also the process literatly take seconds if the fish is calm or could take up to a minute if they are being radicle feelfree to ask me any qusetions about this also best way is to etheir post here for others to see in the future or pm me which could have better results if i did not succede in seeing it here then here is my personal e-mail c.mccallister1@aol.com so any will get you anwsers for this good luck.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I might google that and see if I can read anymore... but I would be very apprehensive to try since fish spines would be so very delicate that I would know what sort of pressure would be appropriate without snapping it... that is if I could get a grip without squashing them!

 

[masterfish]

actually there is nothing to it just put it in place but be gentle when placeing back in water and as i said don`t do it until the fish is calm and is not moving but still alive ok good luck

 

[PrairieSunflower]

And we have a boy! One of the babes has "transformed" into a boy overnight. LOL

 

[masterfish]

And we have a boy! One of the babes has "transformed" into a boy overnight. LOL

congrats hope the are healthy this time

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I am now quite sure I have two males in the bunch. One is certain and is one of my biggest babies. I have a sort of... I don't know, underdeveloped (really small but from the same batch) platy... I thought for a moment... "Oh no! Why is it swimming like that, is it dieing??"... just to realize... it was "displaying" as though its life depended on it... to the definite male. LOL Silly fish... no sign of its gonopodium yet though.

I have a new camera that I am still getting the hang of... hopefully I will get around to taking some new pictures this week or the next.

 

[masterfish]

would love to see some pics i have two platys but both female one pregnant orther not go figure lol if only we lived closer we could exchange babys lol( not joking realy would love to exchange babys)if possible(but we are in 2 diffrent countrys sadly)