Gratz on the fry. It takes a while before fry pops out sometimes. I've been watching my mommy fish with tails hanging for more than that.She has successfully pushed out one fey, but has had a tiny orange tail sticking out of her for about 10 minutes, should I be worried? It seems like she can't push it out
Never mind, he's out now
New Platies - About To Drop? - Given Birth To 25 Fry!
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Gratz on the fry. It takes a while before fry pops out sometimes. I've been watching my mommy fish with tails hanging for more than that.She has successfully pushed out one fey, but has had a tiny orange tail sticking out of her for about 10 minutes, should I be worried? It seems like she can't push it out
Never mind, he's out now
Okay thanks, I was a bit worried
Will post pics as soon as she has finished I wonder how they will look like. Who do you suspect the daddy is? (or you didn't see what other fish she was hosted with at the LFS?)Gratz on the fry. It takes a while before fry pops out sometimes. I've been watching my mommy fish with tails hanging for more than that.She has successfully pushed out one fey, but has had a tiny orange tail sticking out of her for about 10 minutes, should I be worried? It seems like she can't push it out
Never mind, he's out now
Okay thanks, I was a bit worried
Same time I wonder how mine will look like when they grow bigger (if I can manage to keep them alive till I can somehow make or acquire a large enough net to host these 4 in the 20 gal).
I wonder how they will look like. Who do you suspect the daddy is? (or you didn't see what other fish she was hosted with at the LFS?)Gratz on the fry. It takes a while before fry pops out sometimes. I've been watching my mommy fish with tails hanging for more than that.She has successfully pushed out one fey, but has had a tiny orange tail sticking out of her for about 10 minutes, should I be worried? It seems like she can't push it out
Never mind, he's out now
Okay thanks, I was a bit worried
Same time I wonder how mine will look like when they grow bigger (if I can manage to keep them alive till I can somehow make or acquire a large enough net to host these 4 in the 20 gal).
I don't know who the daddy is because I only got her yesterday from my LFS! She is yellow whereas her fry are black, so I don't know what they are going to look like!
If fry are black, they will have a metallic blue-green glitter. If they have some white/clear patches on them, they would have a secondary color there (usually red, orange or yellow, but since she is yellow, they would have yellow patches).
I'm expecting 2 of my fry to have red heads with the metallic blue-green like their daddy, one to be either completely white or red with red eyes and one might just be red with black eyes, unless he stays pink.
I think that 3 of them are female and one is male. But knowing their gender hiding, that could change as they grow...
Well, on the aspect of fry, yeah, because I've had swordtail fry before and watched them grow.
On the proper care part, I'm in the muck right now even though I know what I should do but I can't.
Daily huge water changes, feeding sparsely, having plants in the box, that's all I can do until I make or buy a breeder net. Know any way to make a breeder net though?
The first ever fry I've had didn't benefit of daily water changes but more like once every 3 days in 100% change, they were in a tank that was smaller than this box. I'm surprised some of them survived, but I had no lid... they jumped overboard when they were teenagers. -.- I cried for the last one because I didn't know what I've stepped on until it was too late.
Well, on the aspect of fry, yeah, because I've had swordtail fry before and watched them grow.
On the proper care part, I'm in the muck right now even though I know what I should do but I can't.
Daily huge water changes, feeding sparsely, having plants in the box, that's all I can do until I make or buy a breeder net. Know any way to make a breeder net though?
The first ever fry I've had didn't benefit of daily water changes but more like once every 3 days in 100% change, they were in a tank that was smaller than this box. I'm surprised some of them survived, but I had no lid... they jumped overboard when they were teenagers. -.- I cried for the last one because I didn't know what I've stepped on until it was too late.
I looked on YouTube, and this is the best "how to make breeding trap for fry" video I could find. I would probably use a deeper tub though, his seems quite shallow... But I think it is a good idea, and seems easy enough to make!
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/www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQzJfh-gf2M&feature=relatedThanks but I was thinking of something more like a net-based trap.I looked on YouTube, and this is the best "how to make breeding trap for fry" video I could find. I would probably use a deeper tub though, his seems quite shallow... But I think it is a good idea, and seems easy enough to make!
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I want to make it deeper and longer so that the fry can take a third of my tank's length and half its height, but to have some net that permits water to efficiently be passed through.
Some people use pantyhose but I remember there was some material my mom made my first fish-catching net. It was mostly some kind of plastic but with very small holes.
If only we had disposable coat hangers...
Thanks but I was thinking of something more like a net-based trap.I looked on YouTube, and this is the best "how to make breeding trap for fry" video I could find. I would probably use a deeper tub though, his seems quite shallow... But I think it is a good idea, and seems easy enough to make!
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I want to make it deeper and longer so that the fry can take a third of my tank's length and half its height, but to have some net that permits water to efficiently be passed through.
Some people use pantyhose but I remember there was some material my mom made my first fish-catching net. It was mostly some kind of plastic but with very small holes.
If only we had disposable coat hangers...
That looks better than the one I found haha
She has finished giving birth, she had about 25 fry! She is back in the tank now with her friends I will post pics later 
you have the same breeding trap as I have Lucy. The fry can get out of the slots at this young stage - just wanted to warn you in case you didn't know.
You could put a clean pair of tights around it to stop them escaping though.
They look like healthy fry. Well done
You could put a clean pair of tights around it to stop them escaping though.
They look like healthy fry. Well done
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