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    Spotted frys, now what?

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    Hi everyone,

    After doing a water change, I noticed 3 or 4 frys! They look like tadpoles with tails and eyes and swimming slowly. Can anyone advice what should I do or do nothing? I guess it should by platys, cos they are live bearers?
    Should I segregate them or...?

    BTW, I have a 2ft low-maint (no Co2, 1.5wpg) medium planted tank with 4 Zebra Dainos, 5 Platys (1 male 4 females), 6 W.C.M. minnows and 2 otos. As it is really a low-maint tank, I dun test any water parameters, just change water and dose some liquid fert and Flourish Excel.Thanks for any advice!

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    Just leave it as it is, try not net them up as it may harm them during the process.

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    The other fishes seem peaceful enough. I'd leave them alone, Maybe just crush some flakes or pellets into powder for them when you feed the other fish.

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    I also have baby platy fish in my tank, just left as it is. Now grown to around 1cm+ in size already.

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    just let nature take it course. leave them in the tank and see them grow, imo having fries in a community tank is soooooooo nature-like. the chances of them growing up in isolation is very low and often neglected.
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    I do have a few platys frys in my tank, just leave them around as they will grow pretty fast. They are very hardyas well.

    No harm done.
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    Hi

    It is ok to leave them alone for now.

    Like me, i leave them alone until they become more and more. In fact, they multiply fast. The female platies alway have a big round tummy ready for the next patch and the male platies alway seem full of energy.
    From 5 platies to over 30platies, you start wondering if your bioload is too high.
    Hence, i try to catch them and throw them into my dad's small pond outside.

    thks.

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