Should I Get More Platies Or Wait Till Frys Grow?!

[jinni1980]

I had 2 platies & lost one 2 days ago she jumped out of tank and lost her scales & internal bleeding.
I miss her so much and i have over 50 babies(from her) in my 10g tank. All of them are doing great.
But i am worry about my platy in 20g tank. I have black widow tetras & molly there. But only one platy. They ate schooling fishes so I think i should get few platys so she can have some mates but i really want to keep few of my babies when they grow up..

I can't make my mind. When i think lonely one, should get few now but think keeping babies later, i shouldn't..

What would you do?!

 

[slimeneo]

The platy will be fine by herself. I wouldn't get anymore fish as you said yourself- you have 50 fry. I would be more concerned as to where they are going to go when they do grow up, are you going to keep some and give the others away?

 

[jinni1980]

Yeah. I will keep few since i really loved their mum she had the best personality. I already arranged few places where i can donate them, community & school ect and my mates. They have big tanks with other community fishes or have room for them. And also to my fish shop owner. He sometimes donate fish tanks & fishes to communities( hospital & school & carer centre..). So he will help me find places where they can go and live happily ever after

I only want to give them somewhere really can keep them. Few people asked me they want them, but i had to say no i may sound like bi### but Sometimes, some people doesn't seem to have any resposibilities about fish specially when they get them for free such like " it's free so just get it and see. Nothing to loss so no need to try hard".
Oh i give them away totally free don't want to make mony out of it. But i want to choose who can have them or not because their life depend on me(?!)

amyhow.. Thank you for reply. I won't get any platy now and see how she goes. Bit sorry for her but maybe better not hurry. She may be fine as you said. If she is really depressed, then i will that time.