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Post by Browneyes on May 13, 2005 19:22:48 GMT -5
Hey Guys and Gals
(Not sure where to post this, it involves Cichlids and Livebearers)
My friend just gave me 7 Red Platy fry and I have them in my fry tank with krib fry, I have had Guppy fry but never Platy.
My question is How big should the Platy be now at the ripe old age of 3 months ?
The Krib fry I have are 5 weeks old and are a touch bigger then the Platy, is that normal or are they smaller then they should be ?
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Post by ctfishguy on May 13, 2005 19:51:10 GMT -5
platies are smaller then the kribs when they grow so that'll happen, i really don't know how big they are at 3 months, but as long as there isn't aggression then your fine.
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Post by lilmissmolly on May 13, 2005 20:01:17 GMT -5
when platys are about 6 months they are ready to be put in tanks, with compatible fish, I don't know much about kribs, but they will probably out grow the platys in about a couple months or so. do you have any community tanks to put the platys in?
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Post by Browneyes on May 13, 2005 20:16:47 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I just wondered if they were the right size, my friend has had them in a breeders net for 3 months. Once they are all big enough I am gonna sell them to the LFS  |
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Post by ctfishguy on May 13, 2005 20:55:31 GMT -5
yeah, thats what I'll do with most of my fry, or breed them to other sunsets, then I can have some cool mickey and wag tail sunsets
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Post by Rissa on May 15, 2005 8:09:59 GMT -5
at 3 months my fry were aroun ----- long or so.
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Post by ctfishguy on May 15, 2005 10:20:10 GMT -5
LOL, -----. Thats about the size of the platies at the walmart store and meijers store. I wanted to get them but they were sick or dying because of malnutrition.  |
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Post by Browneyes on May 15, 2005 14:59:02 GMT -5
Well by the looks of the ----- I think they are on track then with the exception of 2 smaller ones.
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Post by Rissa on May 15, 2005 15:05:01 GMT -5
Well you cant always go by that, depends on what you feed them, i fed them crushed flakes and had them in a breeding net, which also causes size difference because its so small. but yea they are most likely on track, even if they arent it would just take a couple of extra months for them to get big enough. your good, congrats
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