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#157140 February 8th, 2007 at 03:15 PM
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waiting for the news:-)

#157141 February 8th, 2007 at 08:00 PM
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Any update...more babies???

#157142 February 16th, 2007 at 10:10 PM
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OK - so exactly HOW BIG does this mama fish need to get before she lets go of those babies??? She's soooo puffy, I feel so badly for her!

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Here she is with 2 of the 3 other fish in the tank - the male rainbow blue platy, and a dalmation fish.

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Close-up of the dalmation fish - I had to have one, since I had a dalmation puppy when I was a toddler!

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#157143 February 16th, 2007 at 10:28 PM
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She looks like she is going to explode soon!

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#157144 February 16th, 2007 at 11:34 PM
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Wow, that is so weird? frown Duh

#157145 February 16th, 2007 at 11:49 PM
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"PUSH -2 -3 -4 -5...."

(Thought it was worth a try) Duh

#157146 February 16th, 2007 at 11:58 PM
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HOO * HOO * HEEEEEEEE, HOO * HOO * HEEEEEEEE

lala lala lala

#157147 February 17th, 2007 at 01:16 AM
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Ok you 2 - get a grip!!! laugh p

#157148 February 17th, 2007 at 01:33 AM
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laugh So she has live babies instead of laying eggs?

Cool...not many fish are live bearers......my mosquito fish are and I think it's so cool!

#157149 February 17th, 2007 at 02:27 AM
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Woah, she is way preggers. Hope she has those lil fishies soon. Are you all ready for them?

#157150 February 17th, 2007 at 02:39 AM
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Yep - live babies loz!
She's had 2 small batches of frys so far, but none survived. Then, after I got the breeders net, she had 4 dead ones in there, and within an hour ate them all!

As soon as I see any babies next time, they will go in the breeders net without mama!

#157151 February 17th, 2007 at 05:41 AM
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I sure hope you can save some Lynne!!!

#157152 February 17th, 2007 at 12:56 PM
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Lynne you can do several things... you can get a separate tank.. Put the mama in a "trap" so to speak with wholes large enough for the fry to escape..
You could also get some of that tallish plastic grass that goes on the bottom.. it is large enough for the fry but not larger fish.. you also need to get "fry Food" those little guys can't eat regular food!
Air is a big problem! Make sure they have it! Good luck!! thumbup

#157153 February 17th, 2007 at 04:58 PM
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Thanks Rita - the reason I got the breeders net, is that I already have a total of 5 tanks in the house, and while most of them are not huge, I really don't have any more space for another, and don't want to have to buy another heater, filter, etc. I'm just hoping to be able to catch the babies as she has them, and separate them into the breeders net in the same tank. It's just sad to see her so enormous for so long.

#157154 February 18th, 2007 at 02:26 AM
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I soooo hope some of them make it Lynne! I'm gonna keep checking up on here to see what happens. thumbup

#157155 February 23rd, 2007 at 06:34 PM
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I had swordtail babies once. Scooped them up and was putting them in another container. Set them on top of the aquarium for a sec, and what did I do? Knocked them off to the brown rug below. All I could do was wait for the spot to dry and vaccum them up. Oh well. They are pretty fertile. Guppies, swordtails, platys, they're almost like bunnies.

#157156 February 25th, 2007 at 07:14 PM
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soooooooooo, the rainbow platy is STILL pregnant - weird!

But now I'm wondering if this dalmation molly is pregnant also?
It was hard to get a good picture - sorry...
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#157157 February 25th, 2007 at 11:59 PM
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Wow, could be a mom all over again! And I can't believe your other fish is still holding all those babies in! Let 'em out, just let 'em out! laugh

#157158 February 26th, 2007 at 12:21 AM
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Lynne, what kind of fish do you have in those other tanks? Aren't they compatible, so you can put them together... freeing up a tank for "babies only"? Duh

#157159 February 26th, 2007 at 12:39 AM
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Patty - I have the one ten gallon in here, and Amy's ten gallon is full to capacity.

The 39 gallon is also full - that big Goldie of Margaret's is so humungous!!!

The 2 smaller tanks each have 3 medium sized goldfish in them - can't combine them either...

Don't need yet another tank either... :rolleyes:

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It doesn't sound like you need another tank Lynne! laugh Just think when your big pond is done you can put some goldfish in there right? grinnnn

#157161 February 26th, 2007 at 03:52 AM
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Yep!!! They are all going out there once it's up and running well!

#157162 February 26th, 2007 at 05:13 AM
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Mine too, and I won't miss them too bad! laugh I mean I will, but not the constant cleaning.

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