Unwanted Pregnancy?

[Ricky]

Hi all,

I just picked up a couple of Platys. Well, I think one is pregnant, though
I'm not sure. If she is, and she has babies, what am I supposed to do? I
only have a 10 gallon tank, and can't afford to go out and get another one.
I know I"m getting a 5 gallon for christmas, but if I start having babies
left and right, I won't be able to keep up.

What do I do to prevent future pregnancies? And what do I do for the fry if
I don't know anyone else with an aquarium?

Thanks,

Ricky

--
Richard W. Ayers
SuryaPlexus
Managing Life through Yoga
203-879-3473

[JazzyB!]

One option is to allow the parents to eat the fry. May sound cruel, but it
usually works. Other than that, choose to keep either all females or all
males. I would go with the female option, though if already impregnated you
may end up with a nursery.
"Ricky" > wrote in message
. com...
> Hi all,
>
> I just picked up a couple of Platys. Well, I think one is pregnant,
though
> I'm not sure. If she is, and she has babies, what am I supposed to do? I
> only have a 10 gallon tank, and can't afford to go out and get another
one.
> I know I"m getting a 5 gallon for christmas, but if I start having babies
> left and right, I won't be able to keep up.
>
> What do I do to prevent future pregnancies? And what do I do for the fry
if
> I don't know anyone else with an aquarium?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ricky
>
> --
> Richard W. Ayers
> SuryaPlexus
> Managing Life through Yoga
> 203-879-3473
>
>

[Ricky]

When you have a 10 gallon tank, can't afford a new one, and don't want to
murder innocent fish, yourself, allowing the parents to eat their young
doesn't sound so bad. In fact, it sounds more like the natural order of
things, as far as fish are concerned. When I get the 5 gallon tank, I can
separate the male from the female, that way I don't have any mishaps.

Aren't there fish condoms I can buy? Birth control pills?

Thanks,

Ricky

--
Richard W. Ayers
SuryaPlexus
Managing Life through Yoga
203-879-3473
"JazzyB!" <jazzybjazzy DONTWANTANY @hotmail.com> wrote in message
...
> One option is to allow the parents to eat the fry. May sound cruel, but
it
> usually works. Other than that, choose to keep either all females or all
> males. I would go with the female option, though if already impregnated
you
> may end up with a nursery.
> "Ricky" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I just picked up a couple of Platys. Well, I think one is pregnant,
> though
> > I'm not sure. If she is, and she has babies, what am I supposed to do?
I
> > only have a 10 gallon tank, and can't afford to go out and get another
> one.
> > I know I"m getting a 5 gallon for christmas, but if I start having
babies
> > left and right, I won't be able to keep up.
> >
> > What do I do to prevent future pregnancies? And what do I do for the
fry
> if
> > I don't know anyone else with an aquarium?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ricky
> >
> > --
> > Richard W. Ayers
> > SuryaPlexus
> > Managing Life through Yoga
> > 203-879-3473
> >
> >
>
>

[Robert Flory]

Get a wad of Java moss or hornwort or something similar. A few will
survive and then you'll have a tank full.

Bob

"Ricky" > wrote in message
. com...
> Hi all,
>
> I just picked up a couple of Platys. Well, I think one is pregnant,
though
> I'm not sure. If she is, and she has babies, what am I supposed to do? I
> only have a 10 gallon tank, and can't afford to go out and get another
one.
> I know I"m getting a 5 gallon for christmas, but if I start having babies
> left and right, I won't be able to keep up.
>
> What do I do to prevent future pregnancies? And what do I do for the fry
if
> I don't know anyone else with an aquarium?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ricky
>
> --
> Richard W. Ayers
> SuryaPlexus
> Managing Life through Yoga
> 203-879-3473
>
>

[Marcus Fox]

"Ricky" > wrote in message
. com...
> Hi all,
>
> I just picked up a couple of Platys. Well, I think one is pregnant,
though
> I'm not sure. If she is, and she has babies, what am I supposed to do? I
> only have a 10 gallon tank, and can't afford to go out and get another
one.
> I know I"m getting a 5 gallon for christmas, but if I start having babies
> left and right, I won't be able to keep up.
>
> What do I do to prevent future pregnancies? And what do I do for the fry
if
> I don't know anyone else with an aquarium?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ricky

Just take them to the LFS. They may even give you store credit.

Marcus