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i have 37 redwag platy fry how do i determent the sex... how is it supose to
lookwhen they are baby?% [......

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"DEM via PetKB.com" <u42059@uwe> wrote in message news:812938f9e8a00@uwe...
>i have 37 redwag platy fry how do i determent the sex... how is it supose
>to
> lookwhen they are baby?% [......

Why not wait until there a little older and larger? What's the hurry to sex
them?

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i heard that they can have fry at a young age i know the more the marrier as
" they " say but i dont want any defected ones you know.... i read that some
where that you sould sex them as soon as possibale and seperate them ... im
new to the aqarium thing, do you know how to sex platy fry or fishys ...}< )))
' > ... ;

Reel McKoi wrote:
>>i have 37 redwag platy fry how do i determent the sex... how is it supose
>>to
>> lookwhen they are baby?% [......
>
>Why not wait until there a little older and larger? What's the hurry to sex
>them?

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[DEM via PetKB.com]

i heard that they can have fry at a young age i know the more the marrier as
" they " say but i dont want any defected ones you know.... i read that some
where that you sould sex them as soon as possibale and seperate them ... im
new to the aqarium thing, do you know how to sex platy fry or fishys ...}< )))
' > ... ; >

Reel McKoi wrote:
>>i have 37 redwag platy fry how do i determent the sex... how is it supose
>>to
>> lookwhen they are baby?% [......
>
>Why not wait until there a little older and larger? What's the hurry to sex
>them?

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[ExPat]

On Mar 16, 4:13*pm, "DEM via PetKB.com" <u42059@uwe> wrote:
> i heard that they can have fry at a young age i know the more the marrier as
> " they " say but i dont want any defected ones you know.... i read that some
> where that you sould sex them as soon as possibale and seperate them ... im
> new to the aqarium thing, do you know how to sex platy fry or fishys ...}< )))
> ' > ... *;
>
> Reel McKoi wrote:
> >>i have 37 redwag platy fry how do i determent the sex... how is it supose
> >>to
> >> lookwhen they are baby?% [......
>
> >Why not wait until there a little older and larger? *What's the hurry to sex
> >them?
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I think the biggest reason to sex em and separate thenm is that they
can breed at about 6 or so weeks of age. And they are like guppies in
that once they are bred, they can have broods of fry every 28-30 days
for up top 6 months of time without further need for repeat matings
with a male. I know with guppies folks that are big time serious with
breeding rthem will separate them as soon as possible, as 6 months to
raise up a female that was a choice pick and have to wait for her to
get rid of allthe sperm from that rogue guppy male just so you can
starat on yuor own strain of guppies is a long time to wait and lots
can go crazy with the female during that time too. Serious breeders
want pure virgin females. I don't think I would be that worried with
platys etc but to each their own ....I did find that most big box
stores around here anymore at least no longer carry a lot of the
female fish. Is it because they take up the same space and feed and
care requirements as a male does but do not sell well due to the usual
lack of colorationand brightness or is it they are afraid folks will
breed and give / sell fish and cut them out of a 10 cent profit! I
have been looking to buy a female flame gourami for some time now, and
only wished I bought more when I bought trhe ones I have now.

[Reel McKoi[_10_]]

"DEM via PetKB.com" <u42059@uwe> wrote in message news:81424d2480a00@uwe...
>i heard that they can have fry at a young age i know the more the marrier
>as
> " they " say but i dont want any defected ones you know.... i read that
> some
> where that you sould sex them as soon as possibale and seperate them ...
> im
> new to the aqarium thing, do you know how to sex platy fry or fishys
> ...}< )))
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There's no hurry, just watch for the gonopodiums (sp?) on the males and
remove the little males as they develop. :-) I have loads of little
platties in my 55g tank. Pretty soon I have to do something with them.

[ExPat]

On Mar 16, 11:19*pm, "Reel McKoi" >
wrote:
> "DEM via PetKB.com" <u42059@uwe> wrote in messagenews:81424d2480a00@uwe...>i heard that they can have fry at a young age i know the more the marrier
> >as
> > " they " say but i dont want any defected ones you know.... i read that
> > some
> > where that you sould sex them as soon as possibale and seperate them ...
> > im
> > new to the aqarium thing, do you know how to sex platy fry or fishys
> > ...}< )))
>
> =========================
> There's no hurry, just watch for the gonopodiums (sp?) on the males and
> remove the little males as they develop. :-) *I have loads of little
> platties in my 55g tank. *Pretty soon I have to do something with them.

Thats the big problem with keeping common fish like platys and swords
or guppies that are live bearers. In most cases you wind up with a ton
of young in need of a home. So anymore I always keep the livebearers
in a tank (community of sorts) that does have predators in it....
(bumble bee catfish are good predators for baby fry) so they keep my
fish population in check to some degree. I also net out a few
periodically and feed em to the sal****er fish who usually always
gobble them up as soon as they hit the water, so the fry never really
get a chance to get much time in sal****er. Anymore its pretty well
impossible to even give away a lot of the ore common type easy to
breed and acquire fish, and even those that are in demand present
problems in finding homes for as well.

[Reel McKoi[_10_]]

"ExPat" > wrote in message
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On Mar 16, 11:19 pm, "Reel McKoi" >
wrote:
> "DEM via PetKB.com" <u42059@uwe> wrote in
> messagenews:81424d2480a00@uwe...>i heard that they can have fry at a young
> age i know the more the marrier
> >as
> > " they " say but i dont want any defected ones you know.... i read that
> > some
> > where that you sould sex them as soon as possibale and seperate them ...
> > im
> > new to the aqarium thing, do you know how to sex platy fry or fishys
> > ...}< )))
>
> =========================
> There's no hurry, just watch for the gonopodiums (sp?) on the males and
> remove the little males as they develop. :-) I have loads of little
> platties in my 55g tank. Pretty soon I have to do something with them.

Thats the big problem with keeping common fish like platys and swords
or guppies that are live bearers. In most cases you wind up with a ton
of young in need of a home. So anymore I always keep the livebearers
in a tank (community of sorts) that does have predators in it....

I was hoping the two cories and the 5 gourmies would help with birth control
issues. They probably do get some, but not enough to make a big difference.

(bumble bee catfish are good predators for baby fry) so they keep my
fish population in check to some degree. I also net out a few
periodically and feed em to the sal****er fish who usually always
gobble them up as soon as they hit the water, so the fry never really
get a chance to get much time in sal****er. Anymore its pretty well
impossible to even give away a lot of the ore common type easy to
breed and acquire fish, and even those that are in demand present
problems in finding homes for as well.

This is so true. :(