hi . im new here

[iloveplaties]

hi just wanted to introduce myself a wee bit and say hi to everyone x im quite new to keeping fish x totally fell in love with platies but do have other types to lol xx

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[Gingerlove05]

Welcome
How many platys fo you have? And what other species? Beware youll probably have a baby rush if youve got male and females together and the conditions are right (voice of experience lol) iv found the people here to be very helpful and knowledgeable hope you have fun with your new fish 😊

Iain

[iloveplaties]

currently i have 2 tanks (3rd coming next week ) in 1 tank i have 1 male platy, 4 cardnal tetras , 3 minnows <used to be in cold water but most died this 3 are doin very well in tropical tank, 1 bristlenose plec
in my 2nd tank i have three very pregnant platies and 1 bristlenose plec
seperated my platies because the three females came pregnant from lfs but i dont mind as im getting new tank nxt week for them all and would have bn buying more platies now i dont have to ,except the male platy will be staying in its tank with some new housemates he aint goin near the females lol xx

[Stephen]

Hello and welcome

Unusual name "iloveplaties" seeing that the water in Fife is soft and not really suitable for platies but maybe you have hardened the water


 
Stephen

[iloveplaties]

i havent done anything to the water only use de-chlorinator and they are thriving x 2 of my pregnant platies are due to have there babies any day now xx

[Briganti]

Hello and welcome to the forum.
The female platies store sperm so will probably have a few more  broods yet, even if you keep the male apart.

[iloveplaties]

yeah, i read up on platies the day i seen them in the store, i always do lots of research on the fish im thinking of buying x im waiting on a really big tank bein delivered for the female platies the babies wen they finally drop them and my tetras and 1 plec im leaving the male in the middle sized tank with my minnows and 1 plec x i do need to research for more info on best plants for the big tank for the babies to hide in x thank u for all replys so far xx

[iloveplaties]

my new platies (pic with 2) pic with single platy is one of my pregnant ones xx

[Briganti]

The female in pic 2 looks close to giving birth, if she is hiding away in that corner it will probably be quite soon. Cabomba is quite good if you have a thickly planted corner, a good hand full of elodea just floated on the surface is also good for attracting fry. It makes it easy to just scoop them out too.

[Gixeron]

Hi and welcome fellow Fifer!

[rcarter1991]

Welcome to the forum


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[iloveplaties]

The female in pic 2 looks close to giving birth, if she is hiding away in that corner it will probably be quite soon. Cabomba is quite good if you have a thickly planted corner, a good hand full of elodea just floated on the surface is also good for attracting fry. It makes it easy to just scoop them out too.

 
Hi ueah she seems very close to having babies shes always hiding in front or back corner always same side of tank and she has started chasing the others away from her fav spots the plant is huge takes up more than half the tank from top to bottom aswell cant fit anything else in tank as its just the wee birthing tank x got bigger tank coming monday or tuesday thankfully xx

[Briganti]

It's great getting a new tank how big is it?

[iloveplaties]

It's great getting a new tank how big is it?

My new tank is 150ltr x the tank the pregnant platies r in the now is only 20ltrs had to move them thou as my other platies decided to harrass them xx

[Briganti]

That's a nice size. It is always nice deciding what to do with a new one, what substrate (type/colour), are you thinking of?