October 24, 200817 yr comment_269842 Hi i have platies and guppies I have some one very fat platty I have 2 tanks, one empty thats just been going for a week it has no plants etc the one tehy are in have plants do i need to take the mother out and put her in the empty tank or just let nature take its course i did see a baby a week ago but then it must of got eaten How do you know when they are going to drop and what about the guppies? I have a red tailed rainbow male, and snake skin looking one thanks Report
October 24, 200817 yr comment_269857 You can tell guppies are going to drop when their bellies start looking 'square'. If you want the babies to survive, separate them from the big ones in a breeding net or another tank, or make sure you have lots of plants like java moss in your tank they can hide in. Not sure about plattys sorry. Report
October 24, 200817 yr Author comment_269897 ty from what i have read the platies are the same i will get some more plants when i can i already have about 15 grrr hehe when my 2 foot tank is set up i will put a breeding net in there as my jebo is a half circile shape and it prob take up too much space but ya never know I will get one this week My platy is so fat it looks like its gonna burst !!!! hahaha Report
December 5, 200817 yr comment_278681 Pretty much the easiest fish to care for. They're very forgiving with pH range, temp and can live in really gross water. Like most though, I advocate actually taking good care of them! Report
December 6, 200817 yr Author comment_278752 Easy to care for. I only lost one play but it was old or something got dropsy Just make sure you get the best filter you can afford. Look on trademe you can get tanks cheap on there Report
December 6, 200817 yr comment_278790 Easy to care for. I only lost one play but it was old or something got dropsy Just make sure you get the best filter you can afford. Look on trademe you can get tanks cheap on there You know their age doesn't mean they get dropsy right? Report
December 8, 200817 yr Author comment_279029 Hi again hehe why did it get dropsy? thought it was age or something wrong with it Was rather sad when I found it dead the rest look fine my ammonia is yellow so that means 0 on the kitt the ph has been low around 6.4 ish i busted my test tube grr so when I go to the petstore i have to get another one What are the other reasons I did read about dropsy before posting Report
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