breeding dalmation mollies

[chuckles]

hello, i have a 30 gallon freshwater tank. i have 2 dalmation mollies, one female and one male. the female has become pregnant. i went out to bought a breeding trap tank to put in the aquarium. i let the female swim into the breeding trap on her own as to minimize the stress on her. after about 1/2 hour later i come back to check on her and i find her laying on her side in the breeding trap. come to my surprise she was dead. what happened or what did i do wrong to cause this. a very disappointing day

[mfdrookie516]

breeding traps are very stressful for fish... i tried it once and killed two fish, never used one since... best way to isolate them is a 10g tank... once she drops, you just put her back in the big tank and let the fry grow up...

[sami the cichlid]

im so sorry,

firstly, a net is rubbish, bad filtration and circukation, for prego fish its like doubling the stress of labour. secondly, you should really have 1 male to 3 females.

if i was you i would try breeding again, i lost 28 fry in 5 days 3 weeks ago, but i carried on and now i have 25 healthy molly fry at 11days old and 1cm long and bigger.

good luck