Help with prego molly - Aquarium Advice

mom2reds · 08-02-2007, 12:58 PM

How can you tell when they are about to have the babies and when should I try to put her in a breeder trap so the babies won't get eaten?

Thanks for any help I can get.

Tess

rich311k · 08-02-2007, 05:24 PM

She will get almost square looking towards the rear. If you have a lot of plants the young may survive without a net. The breeding net will stress her so keep a close eye on her.

mom2reds · 08-02-2007, 06:49 PM

So what do I do she looks pretty square at least in front not quite as much in the back. Do I just wait and then try to catch the babies after and put them in the net so they do not get eaten. I do have a five gallon tank but it is not cycled.

Thanks Tess

**Zagz** · 08-02-2007, 10:56 PM

You can try and catch the babies if you want. The mother can be moved to a breeder's trap anytime. Keep an eye on her, some mollies get stressed in breeders traps. If you catch the babies put them in a breeder's net in the main tank. Or take some media from your cycled filter and put it in the 5 gal and keep an eye on your parameters. I prefer the breeder's net myself.

mom2reds · 08-03-2007, 06:51 PM

Thanks Zagz That sounds good I think Iwill just try to catch the babies when she has them. and keep them in the breders net in the main tank.

Tess

m.parker · 08-26-2007, 10:20 AM

my molly just had babies, or baby.. i didnt even know, ive never had preggo fish...

i added 2 snails last night and i was just watching as the one golden was falling all over the driftwood, and i noticed a little spec near the top of the tank in my plants... i look a bit harder and it was a baby... woo hoo... i am a dad... lol but i only saw the one...

anyhow i put mom and the new found baby in my eclipse hex by themselves... is that ok? do they deliver one at a time, or all at once?

and is crushed flakes ok? i feed about twice a day.. once around 8a and then again between 7-10p

rich311k · 08-26-2007, 10:25 AM

If she is still very round she may have a few more. Be careful because she will eat her own babies. Put some moss or a floating plant in the tank to give the babies some cover.

m.parker · 08-26-2007, 10:28 AM

oh no.. i was worried about that... eekk well.. what household item can i float untill i get to the LFS?

rich311k · 08-26-2007, 10:31 AM

Punch some holes or make splits in a disposable tupperware would be my suggestion.

m.parker · 08-26-2007, 10:34 AM

oh ok, should i put the baby or the mom in it?

08-02-2007, 12:58 PM	#1
mom2reds Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lubbock texas Posts: 765 Images: 14	Help with prego molly How can you tell when they are about to have the babies and when should I try to put her in a breeder trap so the babies won't get eaten? Thanks for any help I can get. Tess

08-02-2007, 06:49 PM	#3
mom2reds Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lubbock texas Posts: 765 Images: 14	So what do I do she looks pretty square at least in front not quite as much in the back. Do I just wait and then try to catch the babies after and put them in the net so they do not get eaten. I do have a five gallon tank but it is not cycled. Thanks Tess __________________ Tess 100 gal. freshwater planted community tank VOTE FOR AA TODAY

08-03-2007, 06:51 PM	#5
mom2reds Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lubbock texas Posts: 765 Images: 14	Thanks Zagz That sounds good I think Iwill just try to catch the babies when she has them. and keep them in the breders net in the main tank. Tess __________________ Tess 100 gal. freshwater planted community tank VOTE FOR AA TODAY

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08-02-2007, 05:24 PM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	She will get almost square looking towards the rear. If you have a lot of plants the young may survive without a net. The breeding net will stress her so keep a close eye on her.

08-26-2007, 10:20 AM	#6
m.parker Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29	my molly just had babies, or baby.. i didnt even know, ive never had preggo fish... i added 2 snails last night and i was just watching as the one golden was falling all over the driftwood, and i noticed a little spec near the top of the tank in my plants... i look a bit harder and it was a baby... woo hoo... i am a dad... lol but i only saw the one... anyhow i put mom and the new found baby in my eclipse hex by themselves... is that ok? do they deliver one at a time, or all at once? and is crushed flakes ok? i feed about twice a day.. once around 8a and then again between 7-10p

08-26-2007, 10:25 AM	#7
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	If she is still very round she may have a few more. Be careful because she will eat her own babies. Put some moss or a floating plant in the tank to give the babies some cover.

08-26-2007, 10:28 AM	#8
m.parker Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29	oh no.. i was worried about that... eekk well.. what household item can i float untill i get to the LFS?

08-26-2007, 10:31 AM	#9
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Punch some holes or make splits in a disposable tupperware would be my suggestion.

08-26-2007, 10:34 AM	#10
m.parker Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 29	oh ok, should i put the baby or the mom in it?