I'm a college student with Mollys and I left for mid-term break. I had recently changed the water and left a vacation feeder for when I was gone. Well, my roommate, who left after me, sent me a message today telling me that my fish had babies on either monday or tuesday. I can't get back into the dorm to seperate them untill noon on sunday. It's killing me, does anyone know if I'm going to be able to see the baby fish?
2007-03-10 15:12:00 · 7 answers · asked by Courtney M 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Just to keep everyone informed, when I got back to school I still had anywhere from 11-21 fry swimming in the tank. I bought some new plants and the adult mollys (as far as i have seen) have been leaving the fry alone. Thankyou all for your answers, they really helped!!
2007-03-12 16:21:54 · update #1
well i had mollies and they usually eat them rite away but if u had them in a breeding net thingy then ull probly have some fish there.If u dont and have alot of hiding places for them they should be all rite well some of them should be....hope they are there for you!!
2007-03-11 06:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by Susan H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how much hiding you have in your tank. Mollies will eat their fry as soon as they see them. I've seen livebearers have a baby then turn around and eat it before it could swim away. If the fry are all eaten by the time you get back, don't worry, it will only be a few weeks until there are more.
2007-03-10 23:16:56 · answer #2 · answered by fish guy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Every time our Molly has babies, something else in the tank eats them! But we have had them for up to two weeks. If your tank has good hiding places they may be able to avoid being a snack for a couple of days.
2007-03-10 23:20:55 · answer #3 · answered by April M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had black mollies and they always were having babies. Pretty much as soon as they were born, the babies had to fight to survive. If the babies have enough places to hide, then there should be some left by the time you get back. I hope for the best for you!
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2007-03-11 09:14:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to say this but they start as soon as there born. They sell a partition for the tank with small holes for the baby's to escape and can't be followed, maybe its not to late.
2007-03-10 23:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by unclejohn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
male mollies eat them quickly and females eat them after 48 hrs. so u better have some good hiding places
2007-03-12 18:11:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you have anything else in tank ? mollies dont normally eat there young but your not there to feed they might I wouldnt expect to see any youg in this case although if you have aheavy planted tank plastic or real they are pretty smart hiders
2007-03-10 23:18:45 · answer #7 · answered by Rick 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋