platys?

im pritty sure that im gonna get plattys to mix with my neons. how many should i get im quite happy with just two but will the plattys be ok with that? i mean they may want to shoul with their kind...

any suggestions? :?:

unsure if they schoal but i have 4 in the kids tank

ok just dont wanna cramp the tank to much. i supose a couple of extra platys wont do any harm

depends on what tank you have i suppose

my kids tank is the rekford 70 which is 15g in it i have 4 platies 3 guppies 6 adult endlers + fry

i have removed 4 otto's and a clown pleco so is ready for more fish lol

fish r freinds not food wrote:

im pritty sure that im gonna get plattys to mix with my neons. how many should i get im quite happy with just two but will the plattys be ok with that? i mean they may want to shoul with their kind...

any suggestions? :?:

Plattys are not shoaling fish and so can be kept in small numbers. The only thing I would mention is that I have found that the male platty can get aggressive to other male plattys in the tank. If you get a male/female combo, get more than 1 female - the single female will be harassed by the male to breed.

The other thing is that if you do get male/females you will have fry at some time. Have some idea what you want to do with them. I have a small spare tank that I use for raising the fry before I take them down to the lfs so perhaps that might be something you want to do

A couple of females though would probably be fine, and they are a colourful fish too!

how do i tell wats male and wats female :?:

The male platy has a modified anal fin called a gonopodium. It's narrow and pointed whereas the fin is fan shaped in the female.

thanks for that i'll be very piky in the shop

Is it likely that the female plattys could be pregnant when you buy them. I have read this about guppies, but dont know if it applies to all female fish

It just applies to livebearers such as platies, guppies, mollies and swordtails to name but a few. If you don't want to be overrun with fry, just have single sex. I have a pair of male platies in one tank and a pair of female swordtails in the other that are great pals and have never given me any bother. Alternatively, if you do want to breed them, have a ratio of at least 1 male to 3 females so that the male can spread his "affection"...