my black molly just gave birth to 30 babies
i have absolutely no idea how to take care of them
plz help me its my first time with fry's
2007-04-19 00:59:45 · 7 answers · asked by nit 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Adult mollies will eat their young, if not kept well-fed. Make sure you put lots of (real) plants in the net or tank for the fry to hide. Wait a few days before cleaning the tank or changing the water. Feed the young fry on newly hatched brine shrimp, finely powdered dried food, or liquifry for live-bearers, or a combination of all three. You can expect to have some losses; weak or damaged fry will not survive for more then a few days. However, losses of more than a few fry should be viewed with suspicion and water quality checked. If you had a second tank set up, your best bet would be to separate the fry 'till they are, at the very least, 1/2" long.
2007-04-19 01:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by HoneyBunny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daily water changes is not necessary tokeep fry healthy and happy. Feeding a few extra times per day is always a good idea, however that also depends on the tank they are in. If you have them in the main tank, they will eat algae for the first few weeks of their lives to supplement their diets.
Remember to keep the adults in the tank feed as well so they will not want to eat the babies.
Keep an eye on the fish daily. Mollies are wonderful fish since they are very easy to raise.
2007-04-19 09:33:56 · answer #2 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most critical thing to remember for proper growth is clean water and plenty of food. Daily water changes is not too much in tank with baby fish and feeding them 4-5 times a day isn't too often.
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2007-04-19 08:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a breeding net at the petstore and keep the fry on it. Feed it shredded flakes. for now. When 3 weeks come then dump the big ones back in with the adults.
2007-04-24 18:37:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To keep the fry safe from the filter intake and the parents you should put the parents in a different tank and put a sponge at the bottom of the filter intake.
2007-04-25 17:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for feeding them, Hikari First Bites (a small green packet you can purchase at petsmart) works greeat. It seems expensive for such a small pouch, $4.99 but it lasts a long time... i have 60 baby guppies right now who i have been feeding with it for 3 weeks, and i still have a bunch left!!!
2007-04-19 10:27:47 · answer #6 · answered by lmaryott4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in most cases with fish the mother will eat the babbies. i have guppies that just had babbies and i put them in a diffrent tank alltogether but if you dont have another one then just put alot af plants in the tank so that they can hide.
2007-04-25 19:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋