Tehengo Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 as title says how do i know what sex is the platies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63off Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Light some candles, put on some Barry Manilow and if it comes over to your side of the tank it's female......or gay. HTH :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksfish Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Males have a weenie fin for the anal fin and the girls have a flat fin. Its the same for all live bearers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehengo Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 so are most platies from the LFS females then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim : RPC Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 so are most platies from the LFS females then? Not usually, when I order them we get a good mix of males and females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Google image "platy male and female". There's some handy pics there that might help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet_City Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 The females have a standard fishy shape and the fin close the "fish butt" looks like a triangle - a normal fin. They are also typically a little bigger and broader. Males have a fin near their bum that looks spiky and they can't an it out into a triangle. They are also the ones that seem to chase the other fish the most and "harass" the larger fish This is why we suggest its better to harem a livebearer - 2 females for every male. One gets harassed while one gets a break Tough life hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehengo Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Yer there was a special at my LFS and got 6 random ones so I don't know if I got any females, and just wanna know if the platy cross breed with my guppies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I have Guppies and Platys and they have never crossbred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet_City Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 As far as I am aware (and man can science be a *****!) Swords and platys can interbreed but not platys and guppies. They are a different genus (same family) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet_City Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Its all about the triangle. You make me smile - this is the first lesson we all learn when working in the aquarium trade. I remember my first mentor Tim, drawing it in Sharpie on the tank. I now draw the fins for customers Thank you for the nostalgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Guppies and mollies can interbreed. Its all about locks and keys and ya if it dont fit it dont happen. very similar for almost all livebearers. except sharks and coelacanth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Yes I read somewhere once that Guppies and Mollies can interbreed. Apparently they're called Gollies or Muppets or something like that LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Yes I read somewhere once that Guppies and Mollies can interbreed.Apparently they're called Gollies or Muppets or something like that LOL So Gonzo is a hybrid????? All livebearers start of looking female and having fins, the gonopodius develops and at times females are reported as changing to male as they can be misID'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 at times females are reported as changing to male as they can be misID'd. menapause does funny things to fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
