What Conditions for Platys and Guppies to mate?

[Gambl0r]

Hey There,

Have one male and female platy and one male and three female guppies and am wondering what conditions I need for either of them to breed.

Water Conditions:

NO3 somewhere between 10-25 mg/l
NO2 1 mg/l
GH between 6 and 10 d (Closer to 6)
KH 0d
pH 6.4

I read somewhere a while ago that Platys need a higher pH than 6.4 but haven't been able to find the info again since..

Thanks for any info.

 

[balloon molly]

yes livebearers are hardwater fish.they will be much happier with higher ph.what other fish do you have with them.if it is just by themselves then i would add some buffer salt(for livebearer or brackish water)after that then just sit back.htey will breed with little effort coming from you but i would ask that you buy atleast 2 more female platys.hope that helps for now