ok well about 20-30min ago i went to petco(were the pets go >_<) and i got a red wag platy and its tummy was a bit bigger than the rest so we got it and took it home it lookd pregnant and about 2-3 weeks ago my black molly had 13 babies and about 12 died from a freak watertubeing accident and so only one servived(named it nemo) and so the brreder tank was open so i desided to go ahead and plop the mama in there and about 5 min later i see little blobs on the bottom which i thought was just food then i look closer and to my surprise there were a bunch of little eyes staring at me so now i have new babies with more on the way! but on is just a circle could it just be undevelopd? what should i do?????????? and one more thing umm would the mama be ok with the babies for like 2 days?
2007-08-25 18:00:37 · 3 answers · asked by b-rizlle 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
but will the moma eat them i askd petco and they said useally only the males eat them?
2007-08-25 18:13:12 · update #1
umm would it be ok just to leave her in over the night im getting tierd ... and i dont know when she will be done
2007-08-25 18:53:05 · update #2
congrats
some will eat their fry, and some won't, just take her out when she's done birthing
Also you need to feed your fry, with either 'First Bites' or grinded flake food to powder
The ring you see is an underdeveloped fry, just take a fine paintersbrush, which should be new, and take it out, if you don't you will get fungus in your breeding tank
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/breeding_tropical_fish.html
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-25 18:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mollies are among the best at not eating their fry, though I'm sure it happens. Know for sure about yours, by dipping out some of the fry and placing her in a tank with them. Of course don't forget add some plants like Java fern or Java moss for hiding places.
Also, mollies do better with a little salt in the water.
2007-08-26 10:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by TopPotts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All fish will naturally eat their babies. Mollies reproduce quickly. If you have two tanks after the mama has given birth switch her to a different tank than the babies. At least until they are about a half inch long.
2007-08-26 01:08:24 · answer #3 · answered by melwal16 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋