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Â* No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too many in a 30 gallon tank ... -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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"Terry Coombs" wrote in message ... No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too many in a 30 gallon tank ... Snag ==== I used to keep fish in a two big tanks  Mostly goldfish and some other sorts I can't remember ) |
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On 6/23/2019 8:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Terry Coombs"Â* wrote in message ... > > > Â* No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but > baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls > and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there > are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I > was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure > hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too > many in a 30 gallon tank ... > > Â*Snag > > ==== > > Â*Â*Â* I used to keep fish in a two big tanks Â* Mostly goldfish and some > other sorts I can't remember )Â*I find it very relaxing to stop and watch the fish occasionally . We opted for a lot of smaller fish , all types that like to run in groups . Most are egg layers , I don't know if we'll see them reproduce or not . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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Terry Coombs wrote:
> > Â No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but > baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls > and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there > are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I > was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure > hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too > many in a 30 gallon tank ... If aquarium gets too crowded, just buy a small snakehead. Problem solved within a half hour. |
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"Terry Coombs" wrote in message ... On 6/23/2019 8:48 AM, Ophelia wrote: > > > "Terry Coombs" wrote in message ... > > > No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but > baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls > and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there > are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I > was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure > hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too > many in a 30 gallon tank ... > > Snag > > ==== > > I used to keep fish in a two big tanks Mostly goldfish and some > other sorts I can't remember )I find it very relaxing to stop and watch the fish occasionally . We opted for a lot of smaller fish , all types that like to run in groups . Most are egg layers , I don't know if we'll see them reproduce or not . Snag === Yes, very relaxing! Oh dear you have me thinking about having some again LOL |
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On 6/23/2019 9:08 AM, Gary wrote:
> Terry Coombs wrote: >> Â No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >> many in a 30 gallon tank ... > If aquarium gets too crowded, just buy a small snakehead. Problem > solved within a half hour. Â* But that's such a ... final ... solution . I'd rather give them away to other enthusiasts . And there's always a chance I can sell some to a local pet shop . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:18:01 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote: > > * No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >many in a 30 gallon tank ... eat them! -- ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ |
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 12:38:54 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote: >On 6/23/2019 11:25 AM, wrote: >> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:18:01 -0500, Terry Coombs > >> wrote: >> >>> * No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >>> many in a 30 gallon tank ... >> >> eat them! >> >> -- >> >> ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ > > * Yeah , right . That'd be like swallowing goldfish only smaller . None >of these fish is over 1 1/2 inches long You said you will have a lot of them... throw them in some hot oil and have yourself a fishy snack -- ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ |
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 12:38:54 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote: >On 6/23/2019 11:25 AM, wrote: >> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:18:01 -0500, Terry Coombs > >> wrote: >> >>> * No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >>> many in a 30 gallon tank ... >> >> eat them! >> >> -- >> >> ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ > > * Yeah , right . That'd be like swallowing goldfish only smaller . None >of these fish is over 1 1/2 inches long It would remind you of your most recent sexual encounters. |
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Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 12:38:54 -0500, Terry Coombs > > wrote: > >> On 6/23/2019 11:25 AM, wrote: >>> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:18:01 -0500, Terry Coombs > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> * No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >>>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >>>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >>>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >>>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >>>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >>>> many in a 30 gallon tank ... >>> >>> eat them! >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ >> >> * Yeah , right . That'd be like swallowing goldfish only smaller . None >> of these fish is over 1 1/2 inches long > > It would remind you of your most recent sexual encounters. > HUSH! do yoose wanna get popeye hot and bothered? The man ain't humped a wimmen in 50 years, since he screwed his aunt |
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:37:04 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > >"Terry Coombs" wrote in message ... > >On 6/23/2019 11:25 AM, wrote: >> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:18:01 -0500, Terry Coombs > >> wrote: >> >>> No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >>> many in a 30 gallon tank ... >> >> eat them! >> >> -- >> >> ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ > > Yeah , right . That'd be like swallowing goldfish only smaller . None >of these fish is over 1 1/2 inches long > > > Snag > >=== > > Besides which they are like pets. I wonder if they would eat the >family dog! > sardines are not that big, anchovies are tiny... why not put them on a pizza or in a salad? -- ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ |
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In article >, Terry Coombs
> wrote: > On 6/23/2019 9:08 AM, Gary wrote: > > If aquarium gets too crowded, just buy a small snakehead. Problem > > solved within a half hour. > > * But that's such a ... final ... solution . I'd rather give them away > to other enthusiasts . And there's always a chance I can sell some to a > local pet shop . If you can't capitalize on them, use them as gifts or mulch. Bruce would expect nothing less of an American. [ObFood] Chicken and noodle stew with plenty of vegetables. leo |
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:49:48 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote: >In article >, Terry Coombs > wrote: > >> On 6/23/2019 9:08 AM, Gary wrote: > >> > If aquarium gets too crowded, just buy a small snakehead. Problem >> > solved within a half hour. >> >> * But that's such a ... final ... solution . I'd rather give them away >> to other enthusiasts . And there's always a chance I can sell some to a >> local pet shop . > >If you can't capitalize on them, use them as gifts or mulch. Bruce >would expect nothing less of an American. 1. Little fishies 2. ? 3. Profit Only Americans need send in their suggestion. |
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> wrote: > 1. Little fishies > 2. ? > 3. Profit > > Only Americans need send in their suggestion. 1. Fetching woman 2. ? 3. Expat Only Australians need send in their suggestion. leo |
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 22:56:15 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote: >In article >, Bruce > wrote: > >> 1. Little fishies >> 2. ? >> 3. Profit >> >> Only Americans need send in their suggestion. > >1. Fetching woman >2. ? >3. Expat > >Only Australians need send in their suggestion. Prostitution? Or is that legal in the UK these days? |
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wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:37:04 +0100, "Ophelia" > wrote: > > >"Terry Coombs" wrote in message ... > >On 6/23/2019 11:25 AM, wrote: >> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:18:01 -0500, Terry Coombs > >> wrote: >> >>> No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >>> many in a 30 gallon tank ... >> >> eat them! >> >> -- >> >> ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ > > Yeah , right . That'd be like swallowing goldfish only smaller . None >of these fish is over 1 1/2 inches long > > > Snag > >=== > > Besides which they are like pets. I wonder if they would eat the >family dog! > sardines are not that big, anchovies are tiny... why not put them on a pizza or in a salad? === You keep sardines and anchovies as pets?? |
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On 6/23/2019 11:49 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> In article >, Terry Coombs > > wrote: > >> On 6/23/2019 9:08 AM, Gary wrote: >>> If aquarium gets too crowded, just buy a small snakehead. Problem >>> solved within a half hour. >> Â* But that's such a ... final ... solution . I'd rather give them away >> to other enthusiasts . And there's always a chance I can sell some to a >> local pet shop . > If you can't capitalize on them, use them as gifts or mulch. Bruce > would expect nothing less of an American. > > [ObFood] Chicken and noodle stew with plenty of vegetables. > > leo Â* Funny you should mention that , I simmered the carcass of our first home cooked rotisserie chicken yesterday afternoon for a batch of either soup or dumplings . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 Terry Coombs wrote:
> > * No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >many in a 30 gallon tank ... Yes, especially won't be long those fry will be reproducing. I'd try offering your overage to local pet shops, they may even pay some nominal amount and/or offer to swap you for aquarium supplies; fish food, filtering materials, etc. As a young teen I raised tropical fish and was selling the first veiltail guppies from a supplier in Germany. I was supplying local pet shops and Aquastock in Manhattan. I had my parent's basement lined with 20 gallon tanks, in those days all tanks had metal frames with the glass panes and slate bottoms cemented in, and they inevitably developed leaks, unlike modern all glass aquariums. I also maintained a 55 gallon show tank with a stainless steel frame that I set up in a corner of our dining room.... in the end it held two huge oscars, but never any young... I did'nt know whether they were male/female, it's near imposssible to tell with cichlids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(fish) Most cichlids are mouth brooders: http://web.mit.edu/lxs/www/cichlids/breeding.html It's been so long ago, some 65 years, that I don't remember if it's platies or platys but I'm thinking it's platys. They are live bearers and reproduce rapidly and prolifically just like guppies. Start buying 20 gallon tanks in bulk. LOL |
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On 6/24/2019 7:57 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 Terry Coombs wrote: >> Â* No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >> many in a 30 gallon tank ... > Yes, especially won't be long those fry will be reproducing. I'd try > offering your overage to local pet shops, they may even pay some > nominal amount and/or offer to swap you for aquarium supplies; fish > food, filtering materials, etc. > > As a young teen I raised tropical fish and was selling the first > veiltail guppies from a supplier in Germany. I was supplying local > pet shops and Aquastock in Manhattan. I had my parent's basement > lined with 20 gallon tanks, in those days all tanks had metal frames > with the glass panes and slate bottoms cemented in, and they > inevitably developed leaks, unlike modern all glass aquariums. I also > maintained a 55 gallon show tank with a stainless steel frame that I > set up in a corner of our dining room.... in the end it held two huge > oscars, but never any young... I did'nt know whether they were > male/female, it's near imposssible to tell with cichlids. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(fish) > Most cichlids are mouth brooders: > http://web.mit.edu/lxs/www/cichlids/breeding.html > > It's been so long ago, some 65 years, that I don't remember if it's > platies or platys but I'm thinking it's platys. They are live bearers > and reproduce rapidly and prolifically just like guppies. Start > buying 20 gallon tanks in bulk. LOL Â* I'm optimistic about being able to sell or give some of these away . Having learned how prolifically these breed , I won't be worried about confining them to give birth . Let the strong/smart/fast ones survive if they can . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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"Terry Coombs" wrote in message ... On 6/24/2019 7:57 AM, wrote: > On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 Terry Coombs wrote: >> No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >> many in a 30 gallon tank ... > Yes, especially won't be long those fry will be reproducing. I'd try > offering your overage to local pet shops, they may even pay some > nominal amount and/or offer to swap you for aquarium supplies; fish > food, filtering materials, etc. > > As a young teen I raised tropical fish and was selling the first > veiltail guppies from a supplier in Germany. I was supplying local > pet shops and Aquastock in Manhattan. I had my parent's basement > lined with 20 gallon tanks, in those days all tanks had metal frames > with the glass panes and slate bottoms cemented in, and they > inevitably developed leaks, unlike modern all glass aquariums. I also > maintained a 55 gallon show tank with a stainless steel frame that I > set up in a corner of our dining room.... in the end it held two huge > oscars, but never any young... I did'nt know whether they were > male/female, it's near imposssible to tell with cichlids. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(fish) > Most cichlids are mouth brooders: > http://web.mit.edu/lxs/www/cichlids/breeding.html > > It's been so long ago, some 65 years, that I don't remember if it's > platies or platys but I'm thinking it's platys. They are live bearers > and reproduce rapidly and prolifically just like guppies. Start > buying 20 gallon tanks in bulk. LOL I'm optimistic about being able to sell or give some of these away . Having learned how prolifically these breed , I won't be worried about confining them to give birth . Let the strong/smart/fast ones survive if they can . Snag === Amen and Good Luck ) |
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On 2019-06-24 10:05 a.m., Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 6/24/2019 7:57 AM, wrote: >> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 Terry CoombsÂ* wrote: >>> Â*Â* No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >>> many in a 30 gallon tank ... >> Yes, especially won't be long those fry will be reproducing.Â* I'd try >> offering your overage to local pet shops, they may even pay some >> nominal amount and/or offer to swap you for aquarium supplies; fish >> food, filtering materials, etc. >> >> As a young teen I raised tropical fish and was selling the first >> veiltail guppies from a supplier in Germany.Â*Â* I was supplying local >> pet shops and Aquastock in Manhattan.Â*Â* I had my parent's basement >> lined with 20 gallon tanks, in those days all tanks had metal frames >> with the glass panes and slate bottoms cemented in, and they >> inevitably developed leaks, unlike modern all glass aquariums.Â* I also >> maintained a 55 gallon show tank with a stainless steel frame that I >> set up in a corner of our dining room.... in the end it held two huge >> oscars, but never any young... I did'nt know whether they were >> male/female, it's near imposssible to tell with cichlids. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(fish) >> Most cichlids are mouth brooders: >> http://web.mit.edu/lxs/www/cichlids/breeding.html >> >> It's been so long ago, some 65 years, that I don't remember if it's >> platies or platys but I'm thinking it's platys.Â* They are live bearers >> and reproduce rapidly and prolifically just like guppies.Â* Start >> buying 20 gallon tanks in bulk. LOL > > Â* I'm optimistic about being able to sell or give some of these away . > Having learned how prolifically these breed , I won't be worried about > confining them to give birth . Let the strong/smart/fast ones survive if > they can . > Good luck with finding homes for them. Keeping tropical fish doesn't seem to be as popular as it was years ago. There used to be lots of pet shops with vast arrays of tanks full of all sorts of fish, but most of them have closed up. The one where I get pond fish has a very limited assortment of tropicals. |
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On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 12:52:06 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > >wrote in message ... > >On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:37:04 +0100, "Ophelia" > >wrote: > >> >> >>"Terry Coombs" wrote in message ... >> >>On 6/23/2019 11:25 AM, wrote: >>> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:18:01 -0500, Terry Coombs > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >>>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >>>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >>>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >>>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >>>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >>>> many in a 30 gallon tank ... >>> >>> eat them! >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ >> >> Yeah , right . That'd be like swallowing goldfish only smaller . None >>of these fish is over 1 1/2 inches long >> >> >> Snag >> >>=== >> >> Besides which they are like pets. I wonder if they would eat the >>family dog! >> > >sardines are not that big, anchovies are tiny... >why not put them on a pizza or in a salad? > >=== > > You keep sardines and anchovies as pets?? cmon now.. I am just ****ing with you guys... That would be so gross not to mention taste like shit.... -- ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ |
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On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:05:00 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote: >On 6/24/2019 7:57 AM, wrote: >> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 Terry Coombs wrote: >>> * No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but >>> baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls >>> and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there >>> are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I >>> was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure >>> hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too >>> many in a 30 gallon tank ... >> Yes, especially won't be long those fry will be reproducing. I'd try >> offering your overage to local pet shops, they may even pay some >> nominal amount and/or offer to swap you for aquarium supplies; fish >> food, filtering materials, etc. >> >> As a young teen I raised tropical fish and was selling the first >> veiltail guppies from a supplier in Germany. I was supplying local >> pet shops and Aquastock in Manhattan. I had my parent's basement >> lined with 20 gallon tanks, in those days all tanks had metal frames >> with the glass panes and slate bottoms cemented in, and they >> inevitably developed leaks, unlike modern all glass aquariums. I also >> maintained a 55 gallon show tank with a stainless steel frame that I >> set up in a corner of our dining room.... in the end it held two huge >> oscars, but never any young... I did'nt know whether they were >> male/female, it's near imposssible to tell with cichlids. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(fish) >> Most cichlids are mouth brooders: >> http://web.mit.edu/lxs/www/cichlids/breeding.html >> >> It's been so long ago, some 65 years, that I don't remember if it's >> platies or platys but I'm thinking it's platys. They are live bearers >> and reproduce rapidly and prolifically just like guppies. Start >> buying 20 gallon tanks in bulk. LOL > > * I'm optimistic about being able to sell or give some of these away . >Having learned how prolifically these breed , I won't be worried about >confining them to give birth . Let the strong/smart/fast ones survive if >they can . Hey if all else fails they will make great fertilizer for your herb garden, if you have one :P -- ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ |
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On Monday, June 24, 2019 at 8:57:36 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 Terry Coombs wrote: > > > > No , not the breaded and dropped in boiling oil kind of fry , but > >baby fishies kind of fry . We bought 4 green lantern platies , 3 girls > >and a boy , they have so far produced 2 batches of fry , right now there > >are over 20 babies in 2 small mesh/plastic baskets in the big tank . I > >was hoping they'd reproduce , but I sure didn't expect this ! I sure > >hope I can find someone to take some of these , 40+ fish is probably too > >many in a 30 gallon tank ... > Yes, especially won't be long those fry will be reproducing. I'd try > offering your overage to local pet shops, they may even pay some > nominal amount and/or offer to swap you for aquarium supplies; fish > food, filtering materials, etc. > > As a young teen I raised tropical fish and was selling the first > veiltail guppies from a supplier in Germany. I was supplying local > pet shops and Aquastock in Manhattan. I had my parent's basement > lined with 20 gallon tanks, in those days all tanks had metal frames > with the glass panes and slate bottoms cemented in, and they > inevitably developed leaks, unlike modern all glass aquariums. I also > maintained a 55 gallon show tank with a stainless steel frame that I > set up in a corner of our dining room.... in the end it held two huge > oscars, but never any young... I did'nt know whether they were > male/female, it's near imposssible to tell with cichlids. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_(fish) > Most cichlids are mouth brooders: > http://web.mit.edu/lxs/www/cichlids/breeding.html > > It's been so long ago, some 65 years, that I don't remember if it's > platies or platys but I'm thinking it's platys. They are live bearers > and reproduce rapidly and prolifically just like guppies. Start > buying 20 gallon tanks in bulk. LOL Hi Sheldon, I'm so impressed that you were supplying Aquastock. Aquastock was a mecca for me when I was a kid keeping tropical fish in the Bronx. I was googling "Aquastock" to see when it closed etc. and found the reference in your post above. -Robert |
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