Help we've had babies

[paulc]

Got home from work to find 15 little molly babies

I've got them in a plastic sieve that floats so they can't get out and the bigger fish can't get in, put a bit of plant material in as well

I'm a real novice so anything else I need to do?

Thanks
Paul

 

[Toirtis]

Thats about it....make sure that there is good water flow through their sieve-home and feed them powdered flake food. You can buy little 'breeder net' enclosures that hang on the tank for just this purpose, too. I would wait until they are a good ½"+ long before releasing them into the tank with the others.

 

[paulc]

Thanks, any idea how long they will take to grow to that size?

 

[Toirtis]

With lots of water changes and lots of quality food....perhaps 5-7 weeks.