All You Need to Know About Platy Fish! Platy Care and Breeding

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Hello Fellow Fish Keepers!
Platies are one of the most popular aquarium fish on the market. Let's see why that is - we'll take about how to care for them and how to breed them!
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0:00 Introduction
0:53 Platy Types
2:10 Platy Tank Mates
4:34 Platy Water Parameters
6:15 Platy Feeding
6:54 Platy Tank Size
7:45 Platy Tank Set Up
8:30 Platy Breeding
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@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

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@Angela_1106 2 жыл бұрын

I am sorry if you see an erratic writing ✍️ is the autocorrector. I speak 3 lenguajes and the autocorrector change the words. 😤

@mausball 2 жыл бұрын

I"ve kept Platies for years. Alone, in communities, and some breeding projects I've since stopped. RIght now I'm down to a single 180, with Angels and BN cats. THe Angels keep the population in check, and the 100 or so Platies are happy as clams, playing all day in the heavy plant cover. 78-79F, pH around 7.4, and typical CHicago liquid rock (GH/KH 15+).

@RedsMyFavoriteColor 2 жыл бұрын

I like the aqueon 180 size. That's my next buy if I can find a place for it.

@ThePromoModel 3 ай бұрын

I'm new to platys and I LOVE them! They're so interactive!

@wendihamlett105 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jason. Love getting "back to the basics." So many people take these "beginner" fish for granted and they are definitely well worth admiring and keeping at least once in your fish room!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@juliaheinritz3264 2 жыл бұрын

I love my Platys and all the variety they offer. I currently have 4 females in a community 29 gallon ( with H. Rasboras, a dwarf flame gourami, 2 Synotontis Petricola cats, and some Otos). Each time I brought a new Platy home they popped out a few baby fry unexpectedly. This last time my grandaughter (eagle eye) saw just one little lone fry. We were able to catch it. And after two weeks in the breeder net it is growing up in a 10 gallon until I know it will be safe to go back in the 29 gallon. We named it Lucky Speckles:) Nice video as always

@terrymartins2552 2 жыл бұрын

Love the tank setup. Platies are one of my favorite fish to keep, fun to watch.

@Tarlu17 2 жыл бұрын

Love my platies! I’ve found them to be much hardier than guppies as a beginner fish (unless you’re really paying attention to getting high quality stock) and just as colorful. Those neon greens are so pretty, haven’t seen those before! I’ve found that the more plants I have in the tank the more peaceful it is as chasing behavior is really minimized with plenty of cover. Mine have done really well with amano shrimp (which are as big as they are so no surprise), but couldn’t stop picking at my mystery snails. I think they’re just curious and like to mouth things, but the snails started hiding all the time and I had to move them to another tank.

@tinasweeney4392 2 жыл бұрын

I put my female Platy in with my Cherry Shrimp and she didn't go after any of them either. It did make me nervous though so I came up with something else for her.

@photonut63 Жыл бұрын

I have the same problem. They back off when I wag my finger, but that lasts seconds to minutes. I might have to give my snail to a good home.

@aquarium.talktv 2 жыл бұрын

Good video! Love Platys. A basic fish that brings a ton of class to your community Tank

@DaMusicMane1 2 жыл бұрын

Things I learned while keeping Platies: 1. Males will chase desired female, but will bully the other females whom he doesn't like. 2. They will eat their young if you don't provide hiding places. 3. They are heavy eaters and are prone to have swim bladder issues, in which they are unable to swim normally, so they might struggle to do so. 4. They reproduce prolifically. You might have a tank of 30 - 40 fry within a couple of months. 5. They are easy going and social, so they need similar platy buddies. They will get along with almost any community fish.

@Karan_tiwari964 Жыл бұрын

thx bro

@Rancid_Ninja Жыл бұрын

I've only seen my plattys have fry twice, it wasn't a ton of them either but they disappeared as quickly as I saw them. Don't have the space for an additional tank at the moment. They are great fish but it's a shame they eat their own

@trippin9899 Жыл бұрын

@@Rancid_Ninja you could use a breeder box to keep the fry alive until they're big enough to live with the colony.

@Rancid_Ninja Жыл бұрын

@@trippin9899 not with the tank I have, 12 gallon fluval edge

@trippin9899 Жыл бұрын

@@Rancid_Ninja oh yeah, I probably wouldn't want them breeding wildly in that tank anyway tbh, especially since you're not able to set up another tank at the moment. It'd get crowded quick. In a bigger tank they'll be more likely to find space away from their parents, so if you're ever in a position to upgrade, just provide lots of cover(I like live plants), and watch your population explode. Haha

@andreawadeson933 2 жыл бұрын

I must say I love seeing sunset gouramis in with your paltys. I know this is a platy video. However the sunsets are overlooked and I honestly feel they are sometimes hard to come across. They are truly entertaining to watch interacting my platys. Sunsets are a good investment!

@markhunter2244 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice, love how active they are 👌

@SonnyG1 2 жыл бұрын

Platies are great to keep and also the Variatus platy as well..Thanks for doing a spotlight on this species

@tinasweeney4392 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys for this video! I agree, you don't hear much about Platy's, and they do have a great personality. I wish I would have know earlier to get more females to my one male because he did chase her around quite often. I spoiled her, if that's a thing. I brought her back from a terrible pregnancy and death spiral, sent her to a "Lil get-away" where she could have a break from her mate and just relax. She did end up having 9 babies before she sadly passed. The fry are about 4 weeks now and they are all doing well. I like to turn an air stone on for 2-3 minutes and watch most of them "play" in the current. But I agree, they are a great beginner fish with loads of personality. Thank you guys for the video!

@RoccosVideos 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful. It comes in so many varieties and is great for the beginner. ❤️🐠

@RedsMyFavoriteColor 2 жыл бұрын

fish

@NyssaMysteria 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite fish, they're such little goobers! Thank you for covering them!

@jeffhester1443 2 жыл бұрын

Patties are GREAT fish to keep and are beautiful. They only require simple, but prudent tank and water quality maintenance. I have kept them with many community fish that work well. Great video thank you.

@alisonnicholson 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful fish. So much colour variations so beautiful to watch. Against a dark substrate and greenery their colours are amazing. Absolutely love them. I favour mine over my mollies. Platies have same tank mates the mollies have yet the platies I find are more chilled. I've had less incidences with the platies than the mollies

@twunderaquatics1770 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite of all are the blue platy. I haven't got none now but the last ones I had were I want to say over four years. Great information 👍

@danmedina383 2 жыл бұрын

I always come back to this channel. It was one of the first I discovered when I started keeping fish. Thanks for the content!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you are here!

@ChongChiuSenOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info. I just started tis hobby! I love platy fish… Awesome…

@Kyddoemiko13 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful fish definitely will share this video 😊

@naegwut 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite fish

@daveylarson2060 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent camera work !!!! Tank looks WOW!!! Well done !!!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@shesellsfish 2 жыл бұрын

Platys were one of the very first fish I ever kept or bred. I've been thinking hard about setting up a tank of the little teapot platys. They are so cute! So little space...yet so many fish I want, lol. 👍❤👍

@RobsAquariumRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Great platies information

@anns5979 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Platies!! I keep them with 1 female Betta, Corydoras, Female Britlenose Pleco and believe it not Cherry Shrimp. It's a 20 gallon tall, very well planted, with lots of hiding places. 6 months I had just 4 Cherry Shrimp and now I have about 50!!!!!!! I also have lots of baby Platies that survive so I rehome them to other fish keepers in my area. Love seeing videos on common fish because it does bring back the joy of keeping them as well as points newbies to great hardy fish. Thank you.

@NBDblazeshorts Жыл бұрын

So helpfull - Thank you soooooo much

@ZacharyDarkes 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite fish by far love these fish.

@darthlobster 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video! I have a number of platies in my 20L that's scaped like Yoda's Swamp in Empire Strikes Back. It's a striking tank and one of my favorites - one of the cats' favorites too. Lots of plants, and there are kuhli loaches and hillstream loaches in there to provide an "alien" look, as well as an assortment of snails. I had a powder blue gourami but s/he wasn't playing nice so I moved it to a different tank. What I love about my platy tank is they can just breed and breed and breed and then I can scoop a bunch out, bag 'em, and take them down to my LFS for store credit! I don't know if there's a way to show a pic but I have a ton of pics of the cats watching this tank like a TV!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds cool!

@skatemetal5062 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help 🙂

@DeltaKiloExotics 2 жыл бұрын

Just picked up a group of metallic blue wags, looking forward to working with them, thanks for making the video!

@kellysuzanne976 2 жыл бұрын

I have some blue ones not sure what they are called though. I was told pearls or blue calicos. They are my favorite , I love the blue ones and the dark red ones .

@lynnthompson6796 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video 👍⭐😅

@steventhompson5554 2 жыл бұрын

Love platies. Have several of them in my 120 community at 82F

@juliaheinritz3264 2 жыл бұрын

I love my platys and all the variety they offer. I have 4 females currently in my 29 gallon with H. Rasboras, a dwarf gor

@zookinir 2 жыл бұрын

Like the platys, I have puppy platys once a year. They start out in a 5 gal with mom and Brusier the beta. Moving them out after a month and half leaving 4 or so to keep Brusier company. Also the young platys help my 3 cpds feel compfy. I give platys away free to local club members.

@mondraymondo 2 жыл бұрын

Yep! One of the BEST fish! I was a huge fan of them. I tried putting together different colored fish but they never seem to interbreed / mix color? They just keep to their kind.

@apss5736 2 жыл бұрын

Such a cool fish

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@yorukkizigeziyor Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful 🌺👍

@danielingalls8980 5 ай бұрын

I have a male Betta that lives in my platy tank. He actually loves swimming around with all the platys and has never tried to hurt them. He will flair a little of any of them if they are getting a bit to chummy, but otherwise he will follow them all over the tank a they will do the same. Hasn't messed around with any of the fry either, at least not that I have noticed so far. He is actually more curious of my pleco in the tank because it moves around in such a funky manor. But all he ever does is just sit there and watch the pleco get up to its antics. Personally I think it's a form of entertainment to him. But for other people I would keep an eye on the Betta in your tank to make sure it's not picking on or getting picked on by other fish. I am really lucky with mine because he was a grocery store rescue from a cup. He has some permanent fin damage from his time at the store but it hasn't slowed him down and he has such a laid back personality. I do agree that my Blue Mickey Mouse Platys are very easy to take care of. Feed them every other day. And within the month I got them they have breed many little fish that are now all over my tank. I will say that having a medium planted tank has been a nice thing because it gives the fish and the fry areas to stake out territories and breaks up lines of site so no one fish is being hassled by any other fish. Though the aggression level in my tank is nothing because all the fish are super chill.

@friatankar 2 жыл бұрын

Those were Nice. I have never seen the blue and Green variant here in Sweden. I really liked your blue ones, so Nice.

@richardreynolds9896 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@GabbyRocio 2 жыл бұрын

I love platys.

@AlexK-ew1mo 2 жыл бұрын

Could you do a list of best cold water fish (up to 72 degrees) from Nano to large?

@cosmoplakat9549 2 жыл бұрын

I have ember tetras in with my platys, and a powder blue dwarf gourami is going in there once he's done with quarantine. Started with 3 platys (1M/2F), now have 11(+-) fry as well!

@tobiasblack1749 2 жыл бұрын

Blue platys are a very under rated fish!

@wikiwing348 2 жыл бұрын

I have orange platys and they r fun to watch. Ez to breed and my tank is heavily planted. Once the fry grow up i trade them in to local fish store

@paulwhite9242 2 жыл бұрын

my red wags have done well with my angel fish; temp is 78ish, with some fluctations. 75 gallon, planted. It looks awesome. I've liked the platies more than guppies by far.

@carolebraswell982 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video today! I set up a platy tank last summer. Did my research and wanted fish that would resemble koi in color. I have loved this tank and will likely always keep platys!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds cool!

@cherylbelott 2 жыл бұрын

The yellows, oranges and whites really stand out! 👍🏻

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

So many cool colors!

@TheOfficialSteelReign 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's pretty cool. I don't know if I realized there were so many varieties of Plattys. Dare I say, almost African Cichlidesk.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Time to get some!

@thiasnow8942 13 күн бұрын

Yeah I learned that the hard way with the Molly. I don’t keep them anymore. They are bullies. I’m getting a 55 gallon tank on the 1st I’m so excited!

@johnwood738 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great beginner fish I had a love affair with them for a while. Then I needed the tank for more super reds!

@saelaird Жыл бұрын

Just got our first 3... all girls. Wish us luck 😃

@tiffanyclark-grove1989 4 ай бұрын

i just got two mickey mouse platys and they started buddying-up to my Powder blue dwarf gourami❤️ I am pleased. Then, we have the albino corys.. nice combo imo😊 I am going to get one more platy I think, so they can be 3. Also, I chose platys because of your great advice

@Bertminator 2 жыл бұрын

A word of caution regarding what you said about Tetras with Platies. I put about 6 Glow tetra's in my Platty / Guppy 29 gallon tank, they are beautiful to look at and live VERY long (going on 2 years plus now), BUT I have not had much in the form of breeding in the time I've had them. Glow tetra's gobble EVERY fry they can, so if you like breeding fish keep glow tetra's out of the tank. I'm presently down to three Glow tetra's and am sadly anxious for their demise. LONG LIVE BREEDING!!!

@ThePontiacfirebird 10 ай бұрын

I never knew they had such short lives 😮😢… I get very attached and will 😭 if any pass away.. I know it’s just a fish, some have great little personalities! ❤

@Trains-With-Shane Жыл бұрын

Platies have always been my favorite of what I always grew up seeing being called "tropical" fish in my local pet stores, etc. I like sword tails as well but found them to be a little bit nippy so when I stand up my next tank I think it's just going to be Platies, a few cory cats, a pleco. Maayyyyybe a Betta but I'm not sure. I really love "American" cichlids and over the years i've grown incredibly fond of Oscars and even Convicts but they're just a little bit bigger than I want for my next tank. It's tough not to go back to the incredibly personality filled Oscars, though lol. First video i've watched on your channel. I'm going to be binge watching quite a bit.

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here!

@psychicadrian Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate this video. I would really like to know if I must keep a lid on a sunset variuatus platys tank?

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

I do - they can jump sometimes.

@fishkeepingfreak Жыл бұрын

Great segment since these are the exact fish I plan to get...5 platies, 1 dwarf guarami, 3 pygmy albino corys and 1 rubber nose pleco...these would all go in a flex 15, right? Also, once the tank has cycled which fish should I add 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc...I havent seen a segment on adding fish to a new ly cycled tank

@lynnbonica4342 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I love platies. I used to keep them, years ago. I'd have some now, but I have nothing I can do with my overflow once they start breeding. My nearest pet store is 73 miles away.

@Stoffmeisterleichen 2 жыл бұрын

You could add a predator fish in their tank to control the population.

@lynnbonica4342 2 жыл бұрын

@@Stoffmeisterleichen Naah. I'm too much of a softie. But thanks, anyways.

@sarahwoodring5587 2 жыл бұрын

Platies were my "gateway fish" and brought me through all the beginner mistakes and panic moments. I always recommend them to new fishkeepers. Thanks for showing them some love!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

They are a great gateway fish!

@RedsMyFavoriteColor 2 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics You guys are talking about it like it's an addiction.... oh wait...

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 Жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics How many platies would you have in a planted 75 gal tank to keep the algae down or at bay ?

@artificialfrontiers4603 2 жыл бұрын

I keep mine in a 20 long with easy plants and I do heavily feed but only once a day and I do a 25% water change once a week and they're all happy and healthy. I've even gotten a dozen or so fry out of them that I donated the majority of to the local pet store and kept two.

@Ethab9911 Жыл бұрын

What plant is that what a beautiful tank. BTW I love your videos they’ve helped me out so much and I always learn something new. Thank you for what you do.

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We have some crypts on that tank.

@wisdomSP Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information. I'm about six months in to the hobby. My community tank is a 30Gallon tall, with a bunch of plants, platy fish, mollies, guppies and tetras. Two of my platy females look pregnant as all get out. I moved them to their own 10 gallon maternity ward. I don't know who's more stressed out, me or the fish.

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@jefffleet9546 2 жыл бұрын

I had some at one point . They had babies I walked over to the tank went ohh look babies all excited . The baby fish saw me swam towards the glass to say hello and another bigger platy fish swam up and ate it . I felt so sad the poor thing . He was just starting to enjoy life and it was Game over . Never kept them after that😢

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's a sad story!

@speedrunningizeasy7962 2 жыл бұрын

I keep platies with guppys glo lite tetra black neons and some Otos and I’ve had them for 3 months and I only lost 2 black neons and 1 glo lite to the cycle but other than those everything else is thriving

@terrymartins2552 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see Prime Time Aquatics do some step by step set ups of aquariums, you have beautiful tanks and I would love to see how you set them up or give some ideas.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Joanna does that on her channel - The Small Scape. She does all the aquascaping. I’m horrible at it. 😀

@thiasnow8942 13 күн бұрын

I have 2 red wag they are beautiful I also have 2 Dalmatian red tail they are beautiful fish

@catfishcave379 2 жыл бұрын

I had platys way back in the 1970s. I need to keep them again. What is the lowest temp you have kept them at? In the olden days 65-70 was ok for the winter and I’m wondering if cool temp resistance has been bred out of them? Nice video as usual.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t go below 75

@__Nikola__ Жыл бұрын

I'm on a marathon watching your videos cause I just recently discovered how informative each one of them is! I have a question, I recently bought a pair of blue platies (colorwise they are similar to electric blue rams), so tell me if I breed them can I expect the fry to be all the same color or will they be different? Thanks!

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

If they are a pure strain you should get offspring that look like the parents. Thanks for being here!

@Noxlion28 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel guys! I’ve kept platies for over a year now and finally redesigned my tank with real plants and lava rocks. Wanting to give my two remaining platies some friends and I’m so torn on what tank mates to get! All the suggestions seem good but it’s hard to choose and I am nervous about losing any of them. My tap water pH is about 7.3 but I have fluval stratum as my new substrate so it’s dropped to a little below 7 now (hoping it evens out to neutral soon). My average tank temperature is 77 F. Out of the tank mates list what would you go with?

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

Most rasboras would love those parameters.

@pweisskirch5408 2 жыл бұрын

I keep platies with otocinclus and they get along great. The only problem is that platies will eat any food you add to the tank, making it difficult to provide supplemental feeding for the otos.

@cheryllong995 Жыл бұрын

What's the name of the platy that's white in the front and red on the back end ? Thnks

@roosuppel3975 8 ай бұрын

I’ve got some hillstream loaches and yo-yo loaches

@azorastarr3749 Жыл бұрын

I loved the video but I have two questions, I have been researching mollies, guppies, and platties for about a week now. I have what used to be a 40 gallon (13 inch tall, 40 inches long, and 27 inches wide)“retirement tank” for an old (not sure the age but at least over ten the guy who I got it from had it at least that long) rescue ropefish that was badly stunted (I could tell by looking at the face) at 9.5 inches. But since the fish passed away (2 years and 3 months in for me it just stopped eating and sat at the bottom of the tank like old bettas do) I’m left with an elderly 2 yr old mystery snail and a 7 month nerite snail in this planted tank. I’ve gotten mixed results on how the fish react or don’t to snails would an all female school of 4-5 platties bother the snails? Should I just go with an all (5) fancy guppy female school instead? Or should I try another kind of fish entirely?

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

Platys and guppies are both fine with snails. They more or less ignore them. Have fun!

@-hallucination8461 11 ай бұрын

Hi I have 4 in a 20 gal tank and they seem to have ick I have been using a fungal medicine but do you have any recommendations?

@PrimeTimeAquatics 11 ай бұрын

This will help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iKuDjdJnurivZKM.html

@Angela_1106 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Thank you so much for this video. I am new to Fish pets. Unfortunately, when you go to a chain pet shop, you don’t get the proper guidance . I just recently 4 plates 2 Blue/ Orange and White/Orange. They are beautiful and good so far, but now I am worried because no body told me it was good to keep Gold fish and plagies together. I have a 30 Gallon fish tank two small fantail goldfish and my 4 plates. I put natural plants and wood 🪵 too. I have the air pump too. I do water changes every 2 weeks. Hopefully they continue with a good health. So far everything is peaceful. Thank you so much. I wish could have seen this video before. 😭😭😭😭😭

@ameliaspell8017 Жыл бұрын

How many can I start off with in a 125 gallon aquarium and what kinda filter would you recommend I personally like to use sponge filters

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

You could easily add 30 in a 125, but it might be more fun to add maybe 3 males and 10 females and let them breed? If it were my tank I would probably run two tidal 75s.

@xx_mxxnlight_xx4782 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! I had 15 baby corys in a separate floating container and there are only two left. Due to the other babies passings I tested the water and it is max hardness. I never thought about hardness bc the adults are fine. Any tips for softening the water?

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

The safest way to do it is using RO water and then remineralizing it.

@RaulMunoz-ou2vw Жыл бұрын

I bought 3 platys (1 male, 2 females) recently and within 5 days I've found around 6-8 baby's I'm guessing the rest were unfortunately consumed by them but the baby's love hanging around my false julli corys tho they get scared when they move so suddenly and get really active

@chrispalmer9802 2 жыл бұрын

Can platies handle alot of water movement? I have a 125g with two fx4s. Three of the four nozzles are pointed at the surface though so that kinda dissipates the flow. Just wondering if you think that's too much. They dont seem to be bothered by it or at least none of them have complained yet. Lol. Thoughts?

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

They are fairly active, but not the best for a high flow tank.

@carmoscreations2802 2 жыл бұрын

I love platys… going to line breed them pond style inside my 50g low boy. Any websites to find some nice platys?

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Flip Aquatics has some cool bumble bee platys. I'm not sure who else has them though.

@sombrs44 6 ай бұрын

My males are extremely territorial. I just didn't expect that at all. I've bred guppies for 7 years, I had different color breeding projects but decided to level up and try something a step up. I have no idea! Mine were so territorial that I had to move the boys to a different tank. They do well with the swordtails. Bith are in only same sex tanks

@AlexK-ew1mo 2 жыл бұрын

Is this the crypts only tank Joanne did recently? I'm hoping to have a platy tank in a 10 gallon. I know you don't recommend it, but if you had no choice, would you max it at 3 or 5? I was considering all males. I was planning on variates because the water will be around 71 degrees.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Yep - this is the one! One male and two females in a 10 can work.

@dylanneff 2 жыл бұрын

I know that some of the other common livebearers can do well in brackish conditions. Does anybody know whether this is the case for either platy species?

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

They can tolerate salt more than a lot of fish, but with all the line breeding I'm not sure how well they do in brackish water?

@MissCaylen 2 жыл бұрын

my platies are the length of my index finger! They are so much bigger than any platy I see online haha! (I just made this same comment on FB)

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Those are huge! :-)

@mgibs46 7 ай бұрын

My platy had babies (first time I think only a few) but I see babies at the bottom. I worked hard to get top cover and every time I’ve seen they’re on the bottom hiding (heavily planted tank)

@stevebrooks8380 2 жыл бұрын

How do you guys keep long time plants free from algae? Your plants look great…I even clean mine by hand

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

In tanks less than 20 gallons usually mystery snails. Anything 20 gallons or larger usually has a bristlenose in it. :-)

@larmindy1 2 жыл бұрын

So how many do you keep in 20 long? Not mentioned in the vid unless I missed it. We have 3 currently in a 20 long, with the following....1 beta, 3 danios, 3 red nose tetra, now 1 fire tetra and shrimp/snails

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

The tank in the video is a 20 long so you could use it as a guide.

@johnmichaelabrenica8694 2 жыл бұрын

MD Fishtanks made me buy Platies, and months passed I am now having a problem because they breed always lol gonna invest for tanks so I can use it as growout tanks and sell platies haha

@burrow2chase Жыл бұрын

How would they do in a 55 with electric blue acara?

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

Most likely ok.

@viridianvortex 2 жыл бұрын

I just got a 6.7 gallon tank with two male platys. I let the tank cycle for two days before I bought my fish and they're both doing fine it would seem. Im feeding them tetra tropical flakes (which I sort of grind down in my hand before putting in because the flakes are HUGE), and I have added water conditioner for two days. Should I add more conditioner, since this was tap water? Would it be wise to add one or two more platys to the tank? All I have inside is a plastic rock tower for a hide and a lot of plastic plants. Should I look into something better? This is for college and I can't have anything above a 10 gallon tank, and I've already invested $130 into my current set up. What can I do to improve things? Thanks for your help!! - Viri

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

I probably wouldn’t add anything more. It might also be useful to add Fritzyme 7 to avoid the ammonia and nitrite spikes that usually happen about a week or so after adding fish to a new tank. Good luck!

@45kittyboo Жыл бұрын

What kind of heater do you us?

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

We hear our fish room so we don’t use many individual heaters. I do have a number of eheim heaters on hand though

@katerinamafiosa 2 жыл бұрын

it's terrible how i went to LFS that i frequent and asked them the name of the neon green wag platy that i liked ( i did not know it's name at the time). They had a tank of "assorted Plattys" they literally had no clue what the name of it was. I swear we need a "Jason" clone at all fish stores LOL :) thank you for this video, i now know what i have in my tank!! LOL

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Too funny 😀

@friatankar 2 жыл бұрын

I Love you guys. Is it Jason and Joanna or Jason and Johanna? A lot of Love here from Sweden. You guys have inspired me a lot, so I am starting up two Tanks right now. Under gravel filters, one with dry start and one with dark start. Both have under gravel filters. I have not been in the hobby for 30 years, but starting up again. I had an under gravel aquarium going for 20 years without water changes. Always perfect water parameters. Only had to top it up once a month because of The water evaporasition. Now it Will be 2 Tanks with under gravel filters, heavily planted, deep substrate. One with Guppies and the other one with Endlers. Always been a Guppy guy. 😘

@friatankar 2 жыл бұрын

My 2 first Tanks Will be 20 gallons each.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Have fun! Thanks for being here!

@friatankar 2 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Jason and Joanna or Jason and Johanna?

@thiasnow8942 13 күн бұрын

Yeah I learned that the hard way with the Molly. I have keep them anymore. They are bullies. I have 2 Ghost shrimp they do fine. But there also bigger shrimp.

@22arreimann 8 ай бұрын

How many platy would you keep together in a 29 gallon? I have 4 ember tetras and 4 galaxy raspbora and a clown pleco as well

@PrimeTimeAquatics 8 ай бұрын

I’d start with one male and four females and let them breed!

@22arreimann 8 ай бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics and then how many would you let them get up to?

@__Nikola__ 8 ай бұрын

Hey man, thanks for a detailed info! Since you're replying please tell me what color of the fry will I get if I breed Pearl Blue Platy and a regular full red Platy? Are they gonna be half-blue half-red or something else? Thanks!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 8 ай бұрын

They might just be a mix the first generation. After that, who knows! 😀

@__Nikola__ 8 ай бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks! We'll see then!