On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:05:00 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 6/24/2019 7:57 AM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 Terry Coombs wrote:
>>> * No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but
>>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls
>>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there
>>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I
>>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure
>>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too
>>> many in a 30 gallon tank ...
>> Yes, especially won't be long those fry will be reproducing. I'd try
>> offering your overage to local pet shops, they may even pay some
>> nominal amount and/or offer to swap you for aquarium supplies; fish
>> food, filtering materials, etc.
>>
>> As a young teen I raised tropical fish and was selling the first
>> veiltail guppies from a supplier in Germany. I was supplying local
>> pet shops and Aquastock in Manhattan. I had my parent's basement
>> lined with 20 gallon tanks, in those days all tanks had metal frames
>> with the glass panes and slate bottoms cemented in, and they
>> inevitably developed leaks, unlike modern all glass aquariums. I also
>> maintained a 55 gallon show tank with a stainless steel frame that I
>> set up in a corner of our dining room.... in the end it held two huge
>> oscars, but never any young... I did'nt know whether they were
>> male/female, it's near imposssible to tell with cichlids.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(fish)
>> Most cichlids are mouth brooders:
>> http://web.mit.edu/lxs/www/cichlids/breeding.html
>>
>> It's been so long ago, some 65 years, that I don't remember if it's
>> platies or platys but I'm thinking it's platys. They are live bearers
>> and reproduce rapidly and prolifically just like guppies. Start
>> buying 20 gallon tanks in bulk. LOL
>
> * I'm optimistic about being able to sell or give some of these away .
>Having learned how prolifically these breed , I won't be worried about
>confining them to give birth . Let the strong/smart/fast ones survive if
>they can .

Hey if all else fails they will make great fertilizer for your herb
garden, if you have one :P

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