Just One Fry?

[Phishy25]

My boyfriend found a teeny tiny fish inside one of those suction cups which was holding my Bn fry net up last night. It is about 4mm long clear/white colour with a huge eyes and a tiny bit of black on its tail. Im pretty sure it is a platy fry because I have 4 females and one could possibly be pregnant. However, I can only find this one little fry and the females don't look pregnant at all!
Do you think this little guy was premature?

 

[Miss Wiggle]

someone could have given birth and the rest of the fry got eaten

 

[Phishy25]

I thought platys didn't eat their own fry? That just leaves 2 neons and 2 rasboras

 

[Miss Wiggle]

don't think there's any livebearers that will never eat they're own fry.


it may be less likely in some species (although i can't say i've ever heard that before) but who'se to say your platys isn't the exception to teh rule, it happens across the board in fishkeeping!

 

[Phishy25]

Hey, just cleaned my tank and I found 2 more fry

 

[lilfishie]

they only livebearer i have had that hasn't ate its own fry is mollies although i do get the occasional guppy that doesn't either, good luck with the fry

 

[Phishy25]

Somehow mummy platy got inside the fy net last night and ate the 3 fry!!! GUTTED

 

[kooshty-dude]

so that meens you aint got none left then