fry overload!

franlovera

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Hi, I'm having a common problem for livebreeder owners. I already have like 30 different fry that are pretty grown up and don't know what to do with them and then I look at the tank with the grown up guppies and platies and 2 guppies are about to have more fry. (a platy had fry a few days ago).

I didn't catch the platy in time and he had them inside the fish tank. There are 2 fry in there that are amazing at hiding and look like they'll survive (lots of floating plants and rocks and hiding places)

Do you think its cruel to leave the future fry in there instead of seperating them? I really don't know what ill do if i have to take care of another 30 frys.

Also, for the 2 frys in the big tank with the adult fishes, do I change the water more often in this tank. I dont remember my last reading but everything was almost 0, so the water is nearly perfect.
 

sostoudt

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buy some fish that eats them.


btw i had that problem to, and just decided not to keep livebearers
 

franlovera

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I have them but i dont know... The parents and the other livebreeders eat them but its like. They're born, great miricle of life, and then bam... they're dead. If only i could just nuter them..

I know it might sound sorta stupid, but personally i think letting them die like that isn't right. But I really have no other option.
 

sostoudt

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franlovera;3707537; said:
I have them but i dont know... The parents and the other livebreeders eat them but its like. They're born, great miricle of life, and then bam... they're dead. If only i could just nuter them..

I know it might sound sorta stupid, but personally i think letting them die like that isn't right. But I really have no other option.
that is the problem. i felt the same way, but if you dont have a store that will take them for free. its better then you having to take the time to net them and kill them.
 

Zander_The_RBP

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franlovera;3707751; said:
How are they starilized?
he was saying they should have sterilized ones not that they exist lol



lol sterilized livebearers thats a geat idea
 

woofy

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imo live bearers are so over bred and un healthy that usually a few die anyways from just poor breeding and inbreeding, there is nothing wrong with letting the fry fend for themselves. i think thats what you were asking..
 
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