I have bought some mollies from our local pet shop about 2 wks ago and found out that the female is pregnant. She was going all good, but in the last 24 hours she has done nothing but sit on the bottom of the breeder net and hasn't eaten a thing. is this normal?
2007-07-21 15:50:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Is there any temperature the tank should be at for breeding purposes. it is sitting at about 25 deg C?
2007-07-21 15:53:15 · update #1
The fish died. was all full of fry!
2007-07-22 20:52:42 · update #2
That she doesn't eat is completely normal just before birth, she will be fine, she's not sick just preparing for the birth
You should bring your temperature to 27-28, that makes it easier on her as well at birth
hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-07-21 22:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mollies are to gentle to maintain in a bowl surroundings. like all individuals reported, aquariums at the instant are not that perplexing to maintain sparkling. additionally, while you're removing all the water a week, you at the instant are not giving the water time to difficulty, and advance the solid bacteria a healthful tank desires, and the fish have become bowled over with type new water situations with each and every replace. try a small tank from a puppy keep, smaller then 10 gallons, and you're able to do your water replace with a glass. Scoop out a pair pitcher fulls as quickly as each and every week, and upload some sparkling dechlorinated water to interchange it. in case you preserve up on the water modifications, you do not even would desire to scrub the gravel, the solid bacteria save it sparkling. yet another user-friendly way is that if the tank is small, purchase 2 pitchers of an identical length. Fill one pitcher with known faucet water, and set it close to the tank for no less than 24 hours. This we could the chlorine burn up (chlorine is a gas) and we could the water tournament an identical temperature of the tank. each and every few days, scoop or drain one pitcher properly worth of water, and replace it with the different pitcher which you had sitting there. in case you preserve your residing section at a smart temperature above 70-72degrees, then you definitely do not want a water heater for the tank, mollies can handle it.
2016-10-22 07:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though it is too late for the original molly in question, the answer is yes, it is normal to go into a fast, and act restful. A drop of about four degrees is a signal to drop fry, that's why people with livebearers tend to notice fry just days after a 25% water change. Sorry for your loss.
2007-07-26 18:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by Renee N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They usually just sit there when they are about to give birth. GL
2007-07-21 16:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by laurie aka petsrus6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She very well be about to deliver the babies. Keep a close eye out for them.
MM
2007-07-21 15:53:20 · answer #5 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋