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Platy babies ( called fry when they are first born) are basically tiny versions of their parents. They are about 1/8" long and most will have coloration similar to the parents. Platys, like most other livebearers come in many different color varieties, coloration patterns, sizes and shapes. Your baby platys will show a variety of colors and patterns with somewhere are 50-60% looking very similar to the parents.
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What is the difference in a orange Mickey Mouse fish than a yellow Mickey Mouse fish?
male mickey mouse fish can be mistaken for female orange mickey mouse fish
How long is a Mickey Mouse fish pregnant?
A mickey mouse fish is prego for 4 wekks exactly.
Why is your Mickey Mouse fish lying on the bottom of the tank?
ummm your fish is dead....sorry.......
How many times do you feed Mickey Mouse fish?
Twice a day
How do you take care of Mickey Mouse platy fry?
Much depends on the size of the tank and if you have other larger or aggressive fish with them. Plants are always a good idea, plastic plants if you are a newbie, different sizes and colors, this will give your fish some places to hide if they are timid or chased by other fish. If you have a larger tank a few rocks can be used for decoration also, check out what is available at your local pet store.
Are Mickey Mouse platy aggressive?
no, they are community fish
If a Mickey Mouse platy has eggs will they be born live?
Platy's are live bearing fish and do not lay eggs, the young are born alive and free swimming.
What is the difference in a orange Mickey Mouse fish than a yellow Mickey Mouse fish?
male mickey mouse fish can be mistaken for female orange mickey mouse fish
If your red mickey mouse platy fish is breathing heavy what does that mean?
It probably means that you urgently need to do a water change. ASAP. Fish gasp (breath harder) when the oxygen level in their water gets low.
How long is a Mickey Mouse fish pregnant?
A mickey mouse fish is prego for 4 wekks exactly.
What was the name of Mickey Mouse's pet fish?
in Mickey mouse shorts his goldfish is named gubbles
How many breeds of cleaner fish are there?
Mickey mouse fish are very clean
Why is your Mickey Mouse fish lying on the bottom of the tank?
ummm your fish is dead....sorry.......
What kind of fish can live together?
A beta fish lives happily in a bowl. Never, ever put a goldfish in a goldfish bowl (ironic, I know) because it's too small for them to live in.
My mickey mouse fish was pregnant but she died so when i took her out she wasn't huge anymore what happened?
If you supply more information on your water parameters (pH, GH, temp and tank size) it may be possible to make an informed guess what happened to your (Micky mouse fish). It is a Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus) and is a livebearer so it is possible that she died giving birth.
How long does it take for Mickey Mouse Platys to lay eggs?
Mickey Mouse Platys don't lay eggs. They give birth to live fish.
How do you tell the sex of sunset Mickey Mouse platy?
A female platy will be more rounded than a male platy, provided the fish you are sexing are a little mature, the older the fish the eaiser it is to sex the fish. The main way of sexing livebreeders is a little more reliable. Look at the bottom of the fish, just behind the pectoral fins and a little bit behind the anal opening. The anal fin in the female fans out in a triangle shape pointing downwards when she is relaxed. The male's anal fin is modified into a penis-like organ (gonopodium) which points backwards and does not fan out when he hovers in the water. This method works for all livebreeders (platy, guppy, molly, swordtail) and not just any particular colour (though sunset mickey mouse sounds very pretty! My male is a sunset helmethead with black sides.) The male sexual organs are some of the last things to develop and so juvenile females suddenly switching to male is quite common.
