How to stop platties breeding

[jim a]

Hi everyone,
I wonder if you guys can help,i have a 150Litre community tank with a mixture of fish and a while back i noticed small plattie fry swimming around so i managed to get all of them ( i think) and put them in a breeding trap, they have all survived and are now swimming in the main tank no problem as they are large enough not to be eaten. This scenario keeps repeating itself and i am finding the tank starting to be getting taken over with them.It's not that i dont want them because as a novice i am chuffed they are breeding, some people at work have offered to take some from me so i know they will go to good homes. I have been told that if i turn the temperature down in the tank that this will cure the problem. It was sitting between 74 and 76 degrees, whats the best temperature for the tank?, the other fish are corys neons, glow light tetras, tiger barbs and gouramis.
Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim.

 

[William]

there is no way to stop them randy buggers they are lol!

Just don't rescue the fry and most will get eaten, it sounds harsh but otherwise you will get overrun and the ones that survive will probably be pretty tough
Some petshops will take them and give you some credit in return.

 

[Davy Reynolds]

As william says, let nature take its course. Most will get eaten but this happens in the wild. As for turning the temp down, I've never heard of this.

Ask your lfs to see if they will take them. Though they would have to be a good size.

This is one reason I stay away from livebearers

 

[Macquatic]

Hi jim a and welcome to the madhouse! Please don't turn the temp down further. Optimum temp for your general community tank should be around 77f. Mac.

 

[jim a]

Thanks for the feedback guys, looks like i'll let nature take its course and just let my live bearers diminish naturally.
Cheers,
Jim.

 

[gadazobe]

Hi and welcome
I have the same "problem" in my community tank and at present have a selection of guppy, platty, swordtail and sailfin molly fry - about 2 of each. Most of them don't make it to adulthood But I'm happy with that, otherwise my tank would be overrun with them. It's a bit like survival of the fittest - the ones that make it (up to now just 2 have reached "teenager" status) are a welcome addition to the tank.

 

[pete]

How to stop Platties breeding huh??

Well you could feed them to my Clown Knifefish or Oscars

 

[Feargal]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
ROTFLMAO :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Rose]

My Pictus and Bala's would love you for your fry. That's what I did when I was breeding Swordtails. Yes I bred them just for that purpose. The fish grew like it's no ones buisness. Cheeper to than buying small feeder fish for them. Less nasties to make the fish sick that way too. I still have the very first swordtail born in one of my tanks. She's by far the prettiest fish I have. Just a bit predudice there.lol. Rose

 

[AndyT]

"Jealous" question here!

I've had guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies etc and none have produced offspring. They chase each other etc and nothing happens.

Water is changed regularly, gravel is cleaned, fish are fed and nothing...

Any ideas please, currently have male & female platies, fighting fish & oscars. Oscars are currently amourous, but nothing so far.

When I was a kid we had swordtails and they bred all the time, and i don't think they were looked after as well.

Cheers

Andy

 

[gadazobe]

Maybe they're too busy running for their lives from the oscars. Oscars tend to grow big and eat smaller fish

 

[ccshawman]

Excess fry - Piranna try.