Cohen Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) What is your guys favorite platy color breed! Mine is the Beautiful dwarf red coral platys I have!! Edited June 29, 2021 by Cohen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) I like wild type platys just beautiful colours Edited June 29, 2021 by Colu 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Teacup Fireball Platys - I have 7 in quarantine. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 My current favorite is the red-tailed dalmatian platy, because I love calico/koi colored fish. This is not my photo because I don't have a great camera, but I found one (just one!) while shopping for my new tank and he's in my quarantine setup right now. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 6:28 PM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said: Teacup Fireball Platys - I have 7 in quarantine. Hi, I’m pretty sure a teacup fireball platy and a dwarf red coral platy are the same! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 7:21 PM, PineSong said: My current favorite is the red-tailed dalmatian platy, because I love calico/koi colored fish. This is not my photo because I don't have a great camera, but I found one (just one!) while shopping for my new tank and he's in my quarantine setup right now. Really cool, platy! I almost got that one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Where can I find some top quality platys for a breeding project I am starting. All of my LFS has everything but quality...they look downright pathetic which is sad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 @ARMYVETI've had good success with a breeder out of Hawaii who goes by Mobetta on Aquabid. https://sites.google.com/view/mobetta-fishes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 @Cohenno black on the tails of these fireballs, all red. Only difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 6:44 PM, Colu said: I like wild type platys just beautiful colours I've never seen those kinds of platies before--they are gorgeous! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) On 6/30/2021 at 5:14 PM, PineSong said: I've never seen those kinds of platies before--they are gorgeous! There's Lots of different colours morph of wild platys probably a couple of hundred colour forms these are variatus puente escalanar Edited June 30, 2021 by Colu 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 10:36 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said: @Cohenno black on the tails of these fireballs, all red. Only difference. Yeah, I have a whole group of coral platys that are all red, that one is my favorite so I thought I would share! They are the same thing tho! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 7:11 AM, ARMYVET said: Where can I find some top quality platys for a breeding project I am starting. All of my LFS has everything but quality...they look downright pathetic which is sad! I would look at a family owned fish store. That’s were I got mine. Depending on the store mine let’s me make orders for a specific platy or fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 1:02 PM, Cohen said: I would look at a family owned fish store. That’s were I got mine. Depending on the store mine let’s me make orders for a specific platy or fish! Unfortunately where I am at there are no more family owned fish stores...everything has gone big box...the only non big box stores around where I live all only deal with saltwater. The closest independent freshwater fish store is 90 min away from me. Although I do have plans to visit it tomorrow so hopefully I will see something there I just cant live without. Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 12:20 PM, ARMYVET said: Unfortunately where I am at there are no more family owned fish stores...everything has gone big box...the only non big box stores around where I live all only deal with saltwater. The closest independent freshwater fish store is 90 min away from me. Although I do have plans to visit it tomorrow so hopefully I will see something there I just cant live without. Fingers crossed Yes! Good luck and share your what ever you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott C Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Sunburst Wag Platty are my favorite 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 1:26 PM, Scott C said: Sunburst Wag Platty are my favorite Cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim513 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 This is so fun to see these varieties! I have some sunburst, but I did have a tuxedo platy that I loved. Just wish I could find more of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasFish Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Oh, I've always had a soft spot for platies, especially after having those vibrant red ones. They literally lit up my tank and made it look like a lively underwater party every day. And the way they just zoom around, minding their own business, always gets me smiling. But, you know, I've been eyeing the tuxedo platy for a while now. Haven't had the chance to add them to my tank yet, but they're definitely on my wishlist. There's something about that classy look they have — like they're always dressed to impress. Imagine having these little guys darting around, adding a touch of elegance to the whole scene. Can't wait to see how they'll mix with my current fish fam. Oh, just saw that this thread was a couple of years old.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Honestly, I hadn’t much paid attention to Platys until just recently when I was watching one of @Cory’s recent trips to the German wholesaler and he showed the Tuxedo Platy. Now I’m obsessed, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 It’s fun to see this thread renewed by newcomers @ThomasFish. Platys are all about genetics and line breeding. Good strains are hard to come by and when you do hold on tight. I miss my teacup coral Platys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry the fish keeper Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I bred blue wag platies before (by accident) I brought a female one home with me and gave birth. Sadly all the babies got eaten and the only baby that survived refused to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 We have mostly mutt platys, a mix of the common ones. Red wag. Sunset. Mickey Mouse. Sunset Mickey Mouse. And coral. All obtained as some of our first fish. They just do their thing in their tank. Around 30 in a twenty. Looks like the corals are winning the genetic race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktor zhivago Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 All platys are beautiful 😍😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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