As an inexperienced fish owner, I put a platy and 5 white cloud minnows together in a 10 gallon tank. For the first few months they were fine, but then the platy began chasing the minnows around. He never actually hurt them, but since then I have moved him into a bigger tank by himself and recently introduced 2 females. If you are going to keep them with other fish, get a bigger tank. My goal is to have nothing smaller than a 20 gallon eventually. 10 is honestly a little too small.
Hi! I just have a couple of questions my first question is... would it be ok for a single plate fish to live alone... and my second question is... I’d it ok to only keep females or only keep males together?
If I dont want my platys to breed can I just keep all males or females I currently have 3 danios and 1 platy I had 3 but lost 2 and I'm a beginner have a lot of problems with algae my water is very green even after a water change
Stuart you can keep all males or all females and they will not breed. I would recommend testing your tank water and seeing what the parameters are and then testing your source water as well.
Thank you for watching Lailia’. The care requirements would be the same just the food is smaller. I would use the Aquarium Coop fry food or ground up flake food.
@@FishTankBarn for sure, I just love platys they were my first fish and I can’t think of anything else to put in my 5 gallon (my 20 gallon isn’t set up yet)
The platies in the aquarium hobby are almost entirely hybrids. The red ones are always hybrids. The wag ones are always hybrids. If you put female Xiphorus malaculus platies we with male Xiphorus helleri swordtails the first generation of babies are red with shorter swords than normal. They look like red swordtails with short swords. By breeding back with Xiphorus helleri it is possible to get fish that seem to be red Xiphorus malaculus. In order to get the red color a gene from Xiphorus malaculus must combine with a gene from Xiphorus helleri. The same thing is true true for a wag fish (black fins).
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As an inexperienced fish owner, I put a platy and 5 white cloud minnows together in a 10 gallon tank. For the first few months they were fine, but then the platy began chasing the minnows around. He never actually hurt them, but since then I have moved him into a bigger tank by himself and recently introduced 2 females. If you are going to keep them with other fish, get a bigger tank. My goal is to have nothing smaller than a 20 gallon eventually. 10 is honestly a little too small.
I keep all of my platies in a 20 gallon or larger. You put them in a 10 but 20s are better
No surprise..what can I say.. Just another great show.. 👍 up
Thank you Chris! Appreciate the kind words
I have rainbow fish and large Congo tetra they get along beautifully together
Nice!
Great idea with freezing food! I've only got one 20g tank so I don't finish food quickly. I'll start using that trick
You are welcome Vulcan! Glad that you could use that idea.
Nice and very informative, thank you sir...
Your welcome, glad that you enjoyed it!
Great video! Thank you so much
Your welcome Oliver. Glad that you enjoyed it.
Very beautiful 🐠😍
Thanks, I appreciate it
Cool info , great fish. 👍✔️
Thank you AquariumCop
Just lost a platy. 1 of 6. Didn't look ill just went slow, rested in plants. Tail stopped fluttering. Put it in separate bowl but died.
Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately it happens sometimes.
White Mountain Clouds look good with Platys🙂
Good call Random Thoughts.
Platy's were one of my first fish.
Thanks David DL! Plates were some of my first fish as well.
No sooner i had platy they gave birth. 5 babies, now another 3 appeared. You can see the babies eyes in their mothers belly.
I have soil sand substrate, planted with guppies, neons, zebra danios, silver tipped tetra.
congrats on all you new fry
Good video
Thanks John
Hi! I just have a couple of questions my first question is... would it be ok for a single plate fish to live alone... and my second question is... I’d it ok to only keep females or only keep males together?
Thanks Cinchaia. Both of those scenarios would be fine.
Hello would 5 plattys 4 Cory cats and 4 mollies be fine for a 36 gallon? Or is it to much
Thanks Bot Acc! That stocking level would be fine for a 36 galon.
It's so hard to find information on fish. Every source says a different thing
Hi Savannah! Sorry that you are having troubles. I would say to find your local fish club or check out the aquarium co-op forum.
If I dont want my platys to breed can I just keep all males or females I currently have 3 danios and 1 platy I had 3 but lost 2 and I'm a beginner have a lot of problems with algae my water is very green even after a water change
Stuart you can keep all males or all females and they will not breed. I would recommend testing your tank water and seeing what the parameters are and then testing your source water as well.
Any care ideas for platy fry
Thank you for watching Lailia’. The care requirements would be the same just the food is smaller. I would use the Aquarium Coop fry food or ground up flake food.
Could I get away with one or two platies in a 5 gallon with lots of live plants?
You could for sure. To make sure to keep up on your maintenance.
@@FishTankBarn for sure, I just love platys they were my first fish and I can’t think of anything else to put in my 5 gallon (my 20 gallon isn’t set up yet)
Are platys bottom or surface dwellers, and what kind of teeth do they have?
Thanks Daiseree! Platies are middle dwellers, I am not really sure about teeth. They are not really aggressive and generally do not harm other fish
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Thanks Nanette
The platies in the aquarium hobby are almost entirely hybrids. The red ones are always hybrids. The wag ones are always hybrids. If you put female Xiphorus malaculus platies we with male Xiphorus helleri swordtails the first generation of babies are red with shorter swords than normal. They look like red swordtails with short swords.
By breeding back with Xiphorus helleri it is possible to get fish that seem to be red Xiphorus malaculus. In order to get the red color a gene from Xiphorus malaculus must combine with a gene from Xiphorus helleri. The same thing is true true for a wag fish (black fins).
Thanks for the great information John
Is it me or does he sound like hes reading a script
Bacon. The videos are loosely scripted. Thanks for the feedback