Variatus Platy pregnant?
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My tank is 30-35 gallons. If I don't use a breeding trap for a pregnant fish and just let her give birth in the tank, will any of the fry survive? Like you said, the tank can get overpopulated quickly so if I didn't use a breeding trap it wouldn't over stock my tank right? Idk, I'm obviously new to the "fish world" so I really need any useful information that I can get.
some fry might survive it you have some floating plants and you feed them specifically. otherwise you will rarely get survivors if you do not overfeed your tank. the adults might eat the fry, or if you have other fish, they will eat the fry too.
your platy looks normal, but will soon be pregnant since you also have a male. usually they come pregnant from the store because they keep males and females in the same tanks. I have one female platy and no males and she is always very fat. hasn't had babies for the past 1.5 years. and even if she does my angel probably eats them.
one female and one male is not a good idea. you will want more females because the one male will harass the one female and the stress can make her sick and eventually die prematurely.
your platy looks normal, but will soon be pregnant since you also have a male. usually they come pregnant from the store because they keep males and females in the same tanks. I have one female platy and no males and she is always very fat. hasn't had babies for the past 1.5 years. and even if she does my angel probably eats them.
one female and one male is not a good idea. you will want more females because the one male will harass the one female and the stress can make her sick and eventually die prematurely.