Breeding platty's

Hi there,

I have successfully bred molly's, I know they're the easiest, hehe! I've been trying for about 2 months now for platty' s but to no avail, any advice??? There is already plenty of hiding places etc. btw got 2 females for a male.

Thanks in advance.:blink1:

 

Have a read....found it on the net:

The sexes are easily told apart, the male is smaller and has a gonopodium, which is a modified anal fin to allow copulation. These fish will breed without any special conditions and in the community tank, but under these conditions very few of the resulting fry if any will survive.

In order to breed these fish properly you should select some breeding stock with all the desired qualities you are after. Also the prospective parents should be in their prime and not old fish or very young adults. The pair should be placed in their own 24 x 12 x 12 aquarium with a mature sponge filter and lots of live plants especially on the surface, (Indian Fern is good for this).

The sexes should be kept apart by means of a tank divider and fed with lots of good conditioning food either live, frozen, or freeze-dried. The temperature should be between 76 to 80°F, the pregnancy will be shorter at the higher temp and the resulting fry will also be more vigorous. Once the pair look to be in peak condition remove the divider, they will begin mating almost immediately, although it isn't strictly necessary to do all this, by doing so you will be ensuring that the brood will have a far better chance of being large and healthy.

The pregnancy will last from 4 to 6 weeks depending on the temperature and the brood size will be up to as many as 80. Unlike many other live bearers Platies are unlikely to eat their own fry especially with a lot of plant cover available. But to minimise the risk the male should be removed after a couple of weeks and the female once she has given birth.
The fry are very easy to raise and will accept crushed flake right away, but better growth rates will be achieved if you go to the trouble of using newly hatched brine shrimps for their first food. As the fry grow they will need regular water changes in order to maintain good growth and eventually they will need moving into larger quarters. Between 8 to 12 weeks the fry should be big enough to sell​

 

Thanks, by the way you've got a very good looking betta...

 

Thanks man, hopefully breeding will commence soon

 

I just want to add that I have bred platties and they simple
did u here the saying just add water
thats platties.get at least 2 or 3 females to one male
Platties eat there fry so prepare a breeding tank or use a breeding net

Platties Keep Sperm for up to 6months so once they mate the female will give off babies at least for 6 cycles even if the male dies