Today I thought that I would give a little insight into a type of fish our group has living in our aquarium. The fish that i want to tell you about is the Sunburst Platy. The platy is a freshwater tropical fish that lives off of a diet of flakes and grows to a maximum size of 3". It is a great fish for begging aquarist, it is a middle swimming fish that needs a 10+ gallon tank that is moderately planted with the temp sitting between 72 and 82 degrees. Platies are attractive, hardy fish that come in a variety of colorations and color patterns. Platies are an active, peaceful, schooling fish that mix well with other community fish. One of the most fascinating features of platies is that they are a livebearing species, meaning they give birth to free-swimming offspring.
It is sometimes difficult to tell when your female platy is pregnant. This is because not all female platys have a gravid spot. In the females that do have a gravid spot it tends to get larger as the fry grow larger.
Platy fry are born fully developed in approximately four weeks. There is no parental care of the fry. The parents may eat the fry and so it is best to separate the fry from the adults if you want them all to survive.
If you are unable to keep the fry separate, having lots of hornwort in your tank (both floating and planted) will help to protect the fry. I chose this fish to tell you about because it is my favortie fish in the tank because of its vibrant yellow color. I hope you found this bit of info interesting.
Thanks for reading,
Chris Chlorine
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