baby mollies?

Question

i have two tanks set up.1 has fish init and the other hasnt.1 of my female mollies gave birth 1 week ago.i was wondering if any1 could please tell me when i can put the new fry into there own tank as their in a breeding net at the moment and there's about 30 off them

Answer 1

I agree with the first two answers. Mollies are cannibalistic so the sooner you get the little ones out of there, the better their chances of survival. But #2 had a valid point about the filter. Filters are stronger than ever now, and could easily suck up a baby fish, so I'd but a mesh net around the intake if I were you. That should cover things pretty well.

Answer 2

You should have had them born in it.With plant or stones built to
prevent the female getting to them.Then you take the female out.
You should put them in now.Grind fish lakes up if you have no
other food and drop it in.3 or 4 days they will be more visible.You say there are 30.Well the female probably ate that
many.Mine had 67 and lost some.Pet shops buy them when 5
weeks or so.But you only get 40-50p.Depending where you are.
Keep a couple if you do sell because the female gets fat lazy
and just gives birth until dies from being fat.

Answer 3

I have a breeding tank and a "family" tank, however Mollies have started breeding in the family tank. I have just left it to nature, some make it, some don't. As with all creatures it is the survival of the fitest. I still have regular crops of fry but as my family tank is 4ft, I tend to just let them get on with life as nature intended.
I used to fuss about them a lot and ended up losing so many that I gave up and left it to nature and now I have a well established, mature tank that supports many families of Mollies.

Answer 4

The best thing for you to do in the future is putting the female in your breeding tank, that way you don't have to transfer these tiny fry
But right now, i would move them as soon as possible in there, that way they grow faster and have more space to grow and move
Also put real plants in the breeding tank



Hope that helps
Good luck



EB

Answer 5

Carefully move them to their own tank as soon as possible. A breeder net will only be a decent holding place for them for a day or two at most. Past that it becomes a death trap.

MM

Answer 6

I would get them into the other tank as soon as possible. Just be sure to either turn off filter or keep it very low. I know some filters you can't turn it to low, so turning it off would be better. The babies are so small that the filter can easily catch them in current and then they go through and get stuck in the filter!
Good luck with your babies.

Answer 7

If your new tank has settled get them into it now. The more room they have, the bigger and quicker they'll grow. Whatever you do don't let the adult fish get at them because they'll end up being eaten.

Answer 8

do not change tanks!!!! DO NOT! My pet molly gave birth and when we moved the baby fish, they started to die one by one due to the change in water temperature. 1 was alive.