Advice GREATLY needed!

**IRescue452** · 08-04-2006, 10:08 AM

You really should keep them in the set up tank, as the water conditions are right. Get a breeder basket if you can or a small container that you can punch holes in the bottom and hang into the water on the side of the tank. They can store sperm for 2 years, so you might have babies long after you buy them. To feed the babies, crush up flake food as fine as you can, or take the yolk from a hard boiled egg and dissolve it in a cup of water then feed the babies a few drops of this water twice a day. What do you have in the tank? Any livebearer will eat their own babies.

Also, platies and mollies are in the same family, so they can interbreed.

**Sevaede** · 08-04-2006, 11:46 PM

I did a bunch of reading and researching last night. I wanted to take the mama out because I had read about how they can eat their own babies. I will be making a trip to a local fish store here to talk to them about the basket and see if there is a way for them to help me get them nice fishy lovin homes!

I am going to see about getting another tank to put the platy in so we don't end up having more babies!

Yep, I took the other fish out and left the babies in the set up tank that they were born in. After realizing that I couldn't find my tropical fish flakes, I went and bought some and crushed them between my fingers. Boy oh boy, did they enjoy themselves! They are FAST and feisty! Oh, there are about 16-20 babies!

Thank you much for your help!