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markodochartaigh

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11. At the risk of getting these fish banned in Florida,

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2023, 06:55 PM

Feb 2023

I would point out that a close relative of the platy, the swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri, is a sequential hermaphrodite. Platys and swordtails often interbreed and the fish sold as either may actually be hybrids. It might be that you had an interesting situation in your tank while you were gone.

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I have a population explosion! [View all] catbyte Feb 2023 OP

Great pics! Chicagogrl1 Feb 2023 #1

Nice photos..... secondwind Feb 2023 #2

Nice! AmBlue Feb 2023 #3

Ordinarily, soldierant Feb 2023 #6

Could you see the image at least? AmBlue Feb 2023 #14

Absolute;y. I could see it, and I could enlarge it soldierant Feb 2023 #18

What cool little creatures! I thought about getting some shrimp, but I didn't know if catbyte Feb 2023 #20

Nature will find a way........ getagrip_already Feb 2023 #4

Love these photos!!! calimary Feb 2023 #5

Lovely aquarium.... Karadeniz Feb 2023 #7

What a nice set up! Bayard Feb 2023 #8

No, they're silk. These BiOrb aquariums use lava rock as part of the filtration system, so catbyte Feb 2023 #9

Really? Bayard Feb 2023 #12

THey really are low maintenance and I love the "fish bowl" look. catbyte Feb 2023 #19

I looked at them last night Bayard Feb 2023 #21

When the cat's away the platies will play. Solly Mack Feb 2023 #10

At the risk of getting these fish banned in Florida, markodochartaigh Feb 2023 #11

Congratulations, grandma! littlemissmartypants Feb 2023 #13

He's about 1/3 of the pic from the bottom and to the left. He looks like a little brown blob with catbyte Feb 2023 #16

Found him! He's much smaller than I expected but he's cute. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Feb 2023 #17

You need to start a new handle fishbyte n/t. airplaneman Feb 2023 #15

I used to keep an aquarium. Texaswitchy Feb 2023 #22