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Tookie Myers wrote:

> Talal A. Rabaa wrote:
> >
> > A Platy in my 15 gallon aquarium has recently (beginning of August) given
> > birth to 12 minnows.  Of those, 10 are still alive and are contained in a
> > birthing net.
> >
> > Today I noticed the same Platy being much larger than normal and have
> > concluded that she is again pregnant.  I have placed her in a small net
> > temporarily in case she does give birth.
> >
> > My question is:  Can I put her in the birthing net with the other minnows
> > or would she attack those minnows and possibly eath them?  As well, once
> > the next batch of Platy's is born, can I place them in the same birthing
> > net as the first batch?  If not, why?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for all your help!
> > --
> > In games where the random chance program is not used, and in the event of
> > two opposing units, of exactly equal strength and in identical qualities,
> > occupying the same hex (or unit of space), the first unit to occupy the
> > space will predominate.
>
> She might eat them depending on their present size.  The second group
> will be rather small at birth and the older fry may hatrass them.
>
> You are discovering a common problem that all aquarits face in their
> hobbies and that is what to do with excess fish once you decide to
> propagate them.  Additional tanks is the best answer, otherwise as the
> tank becomes crowded you will run into sanitation and disease problems.
>
> M. W. Myers, D.V.M. - M & M Aquatics

   Actually, when you have A BIG LOT of plants in your tank, you can easily have several generations
of platys in one tank.  A good plant for the young fish to hide in is Vesicularia dubyana.
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