I have a male and female molly. The female is due to have babies any day now.i am going to keep one baby molly but i cant keep them all. what size will the pet stores be willing to buy these baby mollies from me. please help considering i cant keep all the fry
2007-02-01 02:01:20 · 5 answers · asked by Charley 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Probably not. Mollies are so easy to breed that most petstores will not pay anything for them. If they are big enough (about 2-3 months old, or .75 - 1 inch long) you might get a little bit of store credit. You can try calling around to various petstores in your area right now and see what they are willing to offer.
You may also be able to give them away to a local hobbiest as a feeder fish OR just let your female have her babies in the tank without using a breeding net, and most of the babies will be eaten. You could remove a few of them with a net to raise separately, away from the parents.
2007-02-01 02:04:22 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Each store may have different guidelines on this,but I would say if they're less than an inch, most stores won't be interested. Also, don't waste your time calling Petco or Petsmart. They won't accept them. Your local independant retailer is your best bet. They usually don't give cash for "trade ins" but will issue credit for other fish or merchandise.
Be prepared for more babies soon...as a female molly can have 10-20 or more babies every 30 days or so...!
2007-02-01 12:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by steve s 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i don't think they'd buy them no. and fish usually have to be at least 3 months old and sexable (tell if it's male or female) for a store to take them on.
you may be able to give the fish to the store for store credit, but i don't think you'd get money for them seeing as mollies are so easily bred.
2007-02-01 10:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by catx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would call around to your local pet stores and first see if they would take them, if you would get paid or a credit and also how old they would want them to be. Then make your decision based on the information that you have. Good luck!!
2007-02-01 12:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by HK 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my store would buy them. but wed need to find out the conditions they are being bred in. we dont want babies that are gonna die over night.
2007-02-01 10:04:14 · answer #5 · answered by Twilite 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋