I HAVE PLATY FRY!

I just saw one today! I don't know what to do! Should I get him out of there? Im so scared! I don't have a tank set up for him/her! I do have an old Beta bowl that I can put it in! Do I need a heater... This baby has to be at least 2 weeks old! OMG! Im so Excited!!!!

I KNOW!
Ill put him in the breeders net! I can get sketti a new one tomorrow

YAY YAY YAY!

I got him! He was hiding in my Potted tank, I just scooped the whole thing into the net! HES SO TINY!

He was hiding like a little ninja! I have the adults in the tiny betta tank while I search for more of them. They are only going to be in there a half an hour tops!

I Can't believe Im a Grandma!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! give the little ones lots of lovin'!

Congrats on your fry.I always keep a couple breeder nets in the house myself for the same reason.That way the fry have the same temp/ water params as they were born in.Just seems easier then trying to move those guys.Good luck and give us an update here and there.

Trust me you guys are never going to hear the end of ... Ninja.
That is what Im naming... It. Gender is sooo not distinguishable, but Ninja is a good name for a girl or a boy.

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They eat Egg yolk right? Or Fish Food Ground Up really fine? Im so not sure what to do. Its in the breeders net with the live plant. I figured it needed somewhere to hide. I put a bit of Yolk in there. I wonder how old it is. I never saw any fry in the tank after Lucy was due to pop. When she looked skinnier I looked around the tank and saw nothing. This little bugger is going to be a survivor!

*Knock On Wood*

They do eat egg yolk,but you have to be very careful as that can wreak havoc with your tank params.Very messy and must be sucked up as soon as they're done eating their share.Hikari makes first bites that work really good,and in a pinch you can even crush tropical fish flake real tiny and feed. Frozen baby brine shrimp is another good food that they love.

Ooh Im so excited for you!! Ninja sounds like a brave little trouper- CONGRATULATIONS (Grandma! )

Congrats on your baby I would buy some liquid fry food or get some TetraMin Baby powder food.Keep us posted on your little ones progress and don't forget to post pics as your baby grows

Yay! You and your miracle platies have come a long way. Do you know who the parents are?

o congrats i wish i get some fry

Well the father is definately Sgt. Pepper but the mom, Im guessing it was Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds because she was the only fat one when I think the baby was born. I doubt it was Lady Madonna and Eleanor has resisted getting any fatter then she actually is, especially since the columnaris.

Lucy + Sgt. Pepper = Ninja

I hope Ninja is a Dalmation Platy like its mother!

I am mew to tropicals, so I was wondering if there are more types of platties besides sunset ones. If so, what type is your baby?

There are a lot of different kinds
But for Platies: Red, Gold, Blue, Sunset Wagtails (solid black tail & fins); Red, Gold, Blue, Sunset Orange Solids; Gold, Blue, Sunset Mickey Mouse (black fins & a black tail configuration that looks like the head of Mickey Mouse); Gold, Sunset TwinBar (sometimes black fins, but always black bars along the upper & lower tail fin); Red, Gold, Blue HalfMoons (black fins & a black half moon configuration at the base of the tail) Dalmation ( kind of sunset with black spots all over like a dalmation) Plus, there are so many hybrids of the above (not to mention many many more variations that I haven't thought of or know of) that the list is probably close to endless.

Im not sure what the baby is going to be though. The father is a Red and the mother is a Dalmation, hes got a 50/50 chance of being either one, or a hybrid of the two. Now that would be really cool.

Ok, Soo I have been watching My baby for a few days now and I can't tell if Ninja is eating or not. Im worried that my new baby is starving, I have not gotten to the store for liquid fry food at all, but I have been putting some yolk in there everyday. I switch out the old for new, but im still worried. I crumbled up a flake of food into the net as well, as tiny as I could possibly get it and took one of my sinking goldfish pellets and let it float to the bottom too. Ill clean out whats left tomorrow and do a 40% water change. Im trying to do at least 20% every day but with 2 weddings and a family get together to do Im a bit on the rushed side. Sigh, thats life huh? lol

I also don't think that Lucy is the mother anymore. I looked at her today and she looks about ready to burst again! Goodness, shes a busy little bee huh? lol. But Madonna could not have been pregnant nor Eleanor, neither were fat at all. How soon can Platies give birth after having their first batch? Not that quick Im hopeing. Then again I have no IDEA how old Ninja is. He could be 4 weeks for all I know, but Im sure he would be bigger then a pin head if he were.

I did some reasearch on platy fry and it says that they can be sexually mature in about 9 weeks! THATS CRAZY! Im hopeing its a boy and not another girl... I hope ninja lives honestly. I don't know what to do about Lucy though, shes going to pop off more and I can't put her in the breeders net with Ninja for fear that she will eat him. I need to get to the LFS and get a net and some fry food.. and a thermometer for the tank. Im just keeping it warm at the moment and praying its above 75 degrees!

Wish Ninja Luck! With me for a grandma hes going to need it.