Frequent Aquarium Questions

• Must I remove my parrot cichlid after eggs have been spawned. How many days before the eggs are hatched?
  
  
• If I take my baby platies out of my 10 gallon tank, will they eat, or should I put the mother in back with them so they will learn how to?
  
  
• My female barb's stomach is real fat and you can see black in the stomach Does this mean she has eggs?
  
  
• I just bought a Sunset Fire Platy and she had babies that night. I just bought a male Sunset Fire Platy. How long before they start to mate again?
  
  
• I just bought some ghost shrimp for my tank and I think one has eggs. What color are the eggs?
  
  
• I was wondering if goldfish give birth to live fish or lay eggs?
  
  
• I believe that one of my platys had babies, but they're all black like my molly. How can this be?
  
  
• Is there a certain time when platies will mate or can it be any time?
  
  
• Is it unusual for a Molly's first birth to be unsuccessful in terms of live babies?
  
  
• How old are Red Wag Platy babies before their color becomes apparent?
  
  

• Must I remove my parrot cichlid after eggs have been spawned. How many days before the eggs are hatched?
  
  No. You can remove the fry when you stop seeing the parents caring for them. The eggs should hatch around 4 weeks.
  
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• If I take my baby platies out of my 10 gallon tank, will they eat, or should I put the mother in back with them so they will learn how to?
  
  Take them to a grow-out tank with a conditioned sponge filter if you have one.
  
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• My female barb's stomach is real fat and you can see black in the stomach Does this mean she has eggs?
  
  Yes, there is a strong chance she is pregnant. The male's color should of deepened as well.
  
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• I just bought a Sunset Fire Platy and she had babies that night. I just bought a male Sunset Fire Platy. How long before they start to mate again?
  
  Assuming they pair off, maybe in a month.
  
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• I just bought some ghost shrimp for my tank and I think one has eggs. What color are the eggs?
  
  They should be green.
  
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• I was wondering if goldfish give birth to live fish or lay eggs?
  
  They lay eggs.
  
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• I believe that one of my platys had babies, but they're all black like my molly. How can this be?
  
  Your fry appear to be black because their bodies are translucent.
  
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• Is there a certain time when platies will mate or can it be any time?
  
  It can happen any time. To increase the chances, you can purchase a few males and about double the females.
  
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• Is it unusual for a Molly's first birth to be unsuccessful in terms of live babies?
  
  No, you should see a higher level of success with live fry with each subsequent birth.
  
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• How old are Red Wag Platy babies before their color becomes apparent?
  
  Most fry will attain color in 2-3 months, although you might see color on a few babies immediately.
  
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