when can platy fry breed

[malangbaba]

i got a male and female fry (one month old) and the male is already chasing the female....i dont want them to breed....when are they capable of breeding?

 

[yhbae]

Your frys are 1 month old, or you got them 1 month ago?

Usually, around 7-8 months old, they become sexually mature. Physically, they will be around 1.5 - 2.0 inches inches or so... First few spawns will be rather small...

 

[yhbae]

Also, even if they do breed, the chances is that most frys won't survive, unless if you have tonnes of hiding spots for frys.

 

[malangbaba]

yeah they are one month OLD....

damn male is already chasing his sister arond.....


freaks

 

[GuppyDude]

accually they are redy to go a little bit sooner than that, id say 3 months they can breed but it is best to wait till their 5 months as to prevent the mother from dieing during the process

 

[lee_an]

Just put in the male and female and before you know it ,they can breed.it will take 3 months for the female to mature.I think your male is already mature.Heard that in some strains of guppies ,when you leave the female virgin for more than 3 months , they will be immpossible to be pregnent.Not sure if the same for guppies,but you can play safe and just put the pair together.And try to make females outnumber males by 2 to 1 ,especially is you haev a small population

 

[yhbae]

Wow your guppies breed real quick! When I observe my platy tank, the smallest one interested in female are at tad over 1 inch, probably around 1.25 inches. Most of my under 1.5 inch females have not started to hold yet...

 

[willywonka099]

If I'm not mistakin most livebearers are ready too breed at three months......

 

[lee_an]

Wow your guppies breed real quick! When I observe my platy tank, the smallest one interested in female are at tad over 1 inch, probably around 1.25 inches. Most of my under 1.5 inch females have not started to hold yet...

I feed them heavily.They eat till they look so bloated

 

[mandi]

Also, even if they do breed, the chances is that most frys won't survive, unless if you have tonnes of hiding spots for frys.

Ugh I WISH I had that problem ... my tank doesn't really have good hiding places (no java moss or anything), and I have 5 danios in the tank along with 2 adult platys ... and I'm STILL overrun with fry! (Anyone want some LOL?)

(Edited for typos)

 

[yhbae]

Also, even if they do breed, the chances is that most frys won't survive, unless if you have tonnes of hiding spots for frys.

Ugh I WISH I had that problem ... my tank doesn't really have good hiding places (no java moss or anything), and I have 5 danios in the tank along with 2 adult platys ... and I'm STILL overrun with fry! (Anyone want some LOL?)

(Edited for typos)

Now that is an interesting problem!

Before seting up that 15g I have right now, I've never had more than 1 surviving fry per spawn...

 

[ferrikins]

males mature at 4-6 weeks old, females can also get pregnant from about 6 weeks on. 10-26 weeks, is when the best breeding capsayty is reached.

Thats for guppies but not shore about plattys. But I would seperate them to be on the safe side. Fish have no conception with right and wrong and will happy breed bother and sister.

 

[Def]

You really can't put a time on it. I have fry that haven't developed a gonopodium after 3 months, and fry that have in slightly less. Just watch them develop, you'll spot it soon enough.