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killerpony · 10-17-2006, 04:00 PM

Hello!

I recently added 3 female platies to my 15g planted tank. I have read that platies will often be pregnant at the time of purchase, and I was not surprised when I saw a little fry swimming around the tank. However, there seem to be 2 fry stuck side-by-side in the female. 2 little tails are visible just forward of the female's anal fin. I noticed this last night, and when I checked again this morning there was little change. Will this resolve itself or will I need to intervene to prevent damage to the female?

I don't really have any desire to keep the fry, but I would like to prevent injury or illness to the female.

Gino

10-17-2006, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
killerpony Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Middletown, NJ Posts: 27	Platy giving birth. Some fry may be stuck? Hello! I recently added 3 female platies to my 15g planted tank. I have read that platies will often be pregnant at the time of purchase, and I was not surprised when I saw a little fry swimming around the tank. However, there seem to be 2 fry stuck side-by-side in the female. 2 little tails are visible just forward of the female's anal fin. I noticed this last night, and when I checked again this morning there was little change. Will this resolve itself or will I need to intervene to prevent damage to the female? I don't really have any desire to keep the fry, but I would like to prevent injury or illness to the female. Gino __________________ My tanks: 75g South American: Green Severum, Blue Acara, Rainbow Cichlid, Geo. Brasiliensis, Queen arabesque pleco 55g African Mbuna: 3 Yellow Labs, 4 Ps. Acei, 5 Red Zebra, 1 Bristlenose pleco, 2 Syno. Petricola 15g Planted community: 4 panda cories, Crypt Wendtii, Cardinal plant, Dwarf lilly, Dwarf Hairgrass