Yay!! I have new Mollie frys. Help! What all do I need to know to take care of them?!?

Question

I just discovered 10 frys living in my tank!! I do not know nothing about taking care of them and I don't want to lose anybody!! If someone could tell me all I know on how to take care of them I would appreciate it very much!! Thanks

Answer 1

Best thing to do is putting them into a 3 way plastic breeder
There they can grow and are not endangered by other fish
Feed them with "First Bites" for the first 2 weeks, after that you can start them feeding crashed up flake food
You can release your fry after they are about 4-6 weeks old
Good luck

Answer 2

If possible separate them from the parents and any other fish in the tank. Only do this if you have another aquarium to put them in that has a heater and filter. Otherwise, be sure they have lots and lots of places to hide from the adult fish so they don't get eaten.

Crushed flake food and frozen baby brine shrimp (you can get it at the pet store) are good things for feed them.

Congrats on the baby fish and best of luck!

MM

Answer 3

to add to magicman's answer....you could also get a breeding cup @ the pet store to be completely sure you don't lose anyone! it is just a "Cup" the hangs inside the tank and keeps the fry in one place and don't forget to crush up the fish flakes!!!
good luck

Answer 4

I know mollies eat their babies so you should seperate them. And you can crush up fish flakes in a ziploc bag and feed it to the fry. Don't move them.

Answer 5

If their pregnant, then you'll need to separate them from the other fish with a hatcher that you can buy at the pet store. When the fish is finished having it's babies, then you need to put the mom with the rest of the fishes and leaving the babies separate or else the other fish will eat them.