I have about 40-50 platy frys in a fish bowl right now, i removed the mother . Any advice on what I should do?

So right now i have a 10 gallon tank housing


5 goldfish


6 platies


5 ghost shrimp





I also have a fish bowl which is housing about 40 - 50 platy frys


any advice on how to take care of them and raise them etc.?I have about 40-50 platy frys in a fish bowl right now, i removed the mother . Any advice on what I should do?
well i can only answer for the fries... but i'll do it for them!^^





platy fries aren't picky about what they eat (and extremely cute)





you need to keep the water clean and fresh if they're to grow rapidly. provide some plants and rocks in case they got scared, it will reduce their stress and keep them from dying.





newly hatched brine shrimp and algae that grows on pebble makes excellent food for them! don't worry, they'll eat.





you may also feed them pellets, but since fries are shy, crush the pellets first and make sure it sinks down to a spot that they felt safe (like near the plants or rocks).





and also, the tank (yes, tank are better than bowl) but in your case, bowl, doesn't need to be deep, water level 10 - 20 cm tall are enough (deeper water makes it harder for them to swim).





no filters are needed since they'll grow fast, but you might want to keep giving them aeration, its the least you could do to keep oxygen and temperature at best. don't give 'em direct sunlight.





btw i live in tropical region, so i don't need heater. but in your case, take care not to overheat them...





that's all you need, i'm happy to help!^^


good luck!I have about 40-50 platy frys in a fish bowl right now, i removed the mother . Any advice on what I should do?
For the fry:


Go right now and get another 10 gallon tank. They need heat and filtration to survive. They also need ';livebearer'; food. Get it at the pet store.





For the goldfish, go get a 200 gallon tank.


Goldfish get huge. They're messy. They need cold water to breathe properly. You're killing them in a 10 gallon tank.


At least take them back to the pet store before they die.
The problem is that the fry need to be in a properly heated, filtered and cycled tank to survive.





I suspect you are going to loose most of them this time.





That gives you a month to set up another tank for breeding and rearing the next batch of fry.





When you have the next batch living in a proper tank you can just feed them small amounts of really finely ground flake food. Take care not to overfeed them and pollute the water. They dont eat very much when they are new born.





Ohh..... and give the goldfish away, they will quickly outgrow your tank, overcrowd it and probably kill all your fish in the process.





Ian

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