My Platy Has Had Babies

[gordonuk]

I crawled out of bed at 1pm and switched on my tank lights to count the fish and to my shock i saw a tiny fish, i panicked as did not want it eaten so set up a small netted enclosure and caught it, and yes its a small fry.
I have since counted another three at the bottom of the tank but will be hard to catch. They are very very fast and also blend in with the gravel a lot.

I was not expecting to have fry so soon after getting the fish a few days ago.

will they mostly been eaten already by parents?
will they be eaten?

what should I do?, what do i feed them etc?

i have recovered 6 of them into the net above.

***Edit***
I have just seen one of the females chase and eat a fry,

http/picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/A_s1bxy0fP3RTDT3r9GavQ?feat=directlink
http/picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vsI4-DsLEiRt48k6MJAYFg?feat=directlink
http/picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sbBrhAeEd-H2CVBL8bC_UQ?feat=directlink
http/picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fqczyu4wwqIGrUu_rUwh3w?feat=directlink

 

[omega59]

yes they will be eaten, remove all fish and ornamints i found helped to catch them quicker.. just put them in a bucket or something.
feed them crushed bloodworm and flakes.

 

[OldMan47]

The net you have the fry in should help some survive. You can easily crush up a tiny bit of the same food you use for the adults and feed them that. I more often rely on providing good cover in my livebearer tanks for some fry to survive. It does not save them all but it saves more than I have room to keep. Good cover requires something, really anything, that is a tight mass with very little room to swim. The adults cannot maneuver through it but the fry just swim right through the open spaces. One of my favorites is java moss. This is some java moss in my guppy tank.

Fish auctions are a real blessing when you have a surplus of fry. By selling all of the adults, it takes a while for the fry to again become a problem and it keeps your breeding population young.

 

[gordonuk]

 

[OldMan47]

That is a cute little guy you have on that plant leaf. It is hardly newborn though. I would guess at least 2 weeks by the way the fins have started to show adult shapes rather than simply looking like a tadpole.