Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Leaping Lizards my Platy babies are growing fast.

Hi Erika,

I know what you mean about your platy babies being so cute. When I find new baby guppies in my tank, I always smile. It's a great sight! I hope yours will continue to grow well. Don't be alarmed if you lose one or two, that can happen. But your Mama & Papa Platy will surely present you with more about once a month.

About names, I really don't know. I named my male rainbowfish for letters of the Greek alphabaet (alpha, beta, gamma, etc.) so that I could remember who was oldest/biggest/"alpha" but that wouldn't really work for your batch of fry. I'm sure you will come up with some good ones.

Best wishes to you,
Beverly

Peace, please!

--- On Mon, 2/28/11, Erika <effervescentbirdsong@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> From: Erika <effervescentbirdsong@yahoo.ca>
> Subject: [tropical fish club] Leaping Lizards my Platy babies are growing fast.
> To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 9:22 PM
> My three fry that were born in my
> thirty-five gallon tank are getting bigger. They say
> strength in numbers and even though there are only three
> they are getting bigger and stronger every day. They come up
> to the surface to eat with the much bigger fish that happen
> to be mom and dad.
> I have been making sure to break up the food so that they
> got enough to eat with as little waste as possible. While I
> had been feeding them in this way, I happened to notice some
> movement coming from one of the plants.
> Sure enough, we have two more babies.I know this is
> nothing when it comes to Fry(three hundred is a lot)but
> never the less five is exciting for me.
> They are so cute.
> Erika.
> When I bought my fish at the fish store they had said that
> Platy's wont' mind other species of the same kind of fish.
> For instance a Ocean Dusk Platy can mate with a regular
> Platy.
> Considering the five babies I would have to agree that
> Platy's aren't that fussy when it comes to picking a Platy
> mate.
> I am happy to have gotten five babies. They are really
> cute. I have been making sure the new babies get enough food
> too with out over feeding that is. I only give them food for
> five minutes and then only small amounts at a time.
> Plus, just in case I do a water change once a week.
> I need to name my babies so if anyone has any ideas I am
> open to suggestions.
> Thanks.
> Erika
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