Jumat, 07 Oktober 2011

Recent platy fish

Mykonos is the perfect fish to begin with when starting to venture into the world of fish farms. They are very powerful and colorful tropical fish and among the first to be kept in aquariums. Breeding Platys started back in 1860 in Italy when they were first kept in captivity and raised.
It is quite easy to distinguish between the sexes. Adult male has a modified anal fin called a gonopodium the tubelike shape. Men are also smaller and less plump than women. Platys will breed happily in a community tank and is ideal to keep the ratio of 3 females per male. This will ensure that women are not distressed by being chased and harassed to lay eggs by the male.
Water conditions are not critical with hard water Platys but the media is ideal, and a tank with good filtration and heating will be sufficient. A well planted tank with stones will also be beneficial and allow them to fry a few places to hide from tankmates.
Platys seem to be able to reproduce under almost all conditions, but will benefit from conditioning with live foods such as mosquito larvae and brine shrimp for a few weeks before spawning. This will produce healthy offspring and more powerful.


The male platy will attract women with attitude and fanned fins and when ready to transfer the sperm into the hole with his gonopodium. When pregnancy is about 28 days, and women develop the site and buried shortly before the birth she can hide and be more quiet than usual. Because they live-carrier female will release the young. Brood size is usually from 20 to 50 fry are transparent and small. They will seek shelter among the plants and the java moss provide an ideal shelter for them.
It is usually advisable to place women in a breeding trap before delivery and this will ensure that fried all captured and can be removed safely in a separate tank. Because they are so small, be careful when changing the water because they can easily be accidentally discharged in the process!
Fry will grow fairly quickly and will find and eat java moss can also be finely crushed flakes, brine shrimp and fried baby food commercial. They can produce a sizeable amount of waste for such a small fish tank without any substrate and will be better for cleaning purposes, and will assist in preventing water tank from deteriorating and disease free. At about 2 months they will measure about half to three quarters of an inch and within six months will be sexually mature, ready to set the cycle to move once again.
Jen Clements is an experienced aquarium fish breeders and specialists. He has a website devoted to providing information and guidance for fans. Jen has a FREE e-course "Secrets of Breeding Aquarium Fish" that you can get now in Aquarium Fish Breed

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