Mollies...please help

[lauralou84]

Nope, nothing at all happening here. I have no idea what's going on, but there are no babies, and none of the 3 fish even look pregnant anymore! Frustrated isn't the word! I wish I had someone who could take a look and see what's happened

 

[wildroseofky]

I would just let them give birth in the tank. I never had any luck with the birthing boxes. I had two female that got really big and then all of a sudden they looked like they had given birth. It was their first pregnancy. About a week later I found several tiny fry hiding among the plants. I think they abort some and then go on to give birth to a few live ones. I had a higher success rate when I just left them in the tank. I have a ton of plants, driftwood, and hiding places. You will eventually get fry. Then you will begin to wish they would slow down. LOL.

 

[sidgolding]

A lot of people talking about temperature for mollys, I have my at about 26 degrees C. I'm from the uk so we that's what I work in. I don't know if in the uk they are kept at lower temperatures but everyone I speak to and everything I read from the uk says to keep mollys between 24-28 degrees C. Anyone got any advise? I am looking to introduce about 7-10 other breeds of fish into the tank as will be a show tank.

 

[sidgolding]

Nothing lol. She's huge though View attachment 227766

I have 2 mollies about this size now.... How long after did they give birth???

 

[sidgolding]

I have 2 mollies about this size now.... How long after did they give birth???

Ignore this comment 2 mins after writing it I saw a tiny baby zooming round the tank followed by about 15 others. But a lot where eaten lol... Natural selection and all that

 

[lauralou84]

I've still had no babies lol, got 2 prego mollies again at the moment, I've been adding to my tank recently, I now have one beautiful male ram (female died the day after I bought her) and I have a pair of kribensis in there, I'm getting rid of a few mollies next week as I've got a lot of fish now lol

 

[sidgolding]

I'm getting a nursery today and then I will swap them at a fish shop....

 

[lauralou84]

Cool I have around 15 mollies so some are going, will keep a good breeding pair though. I want prettier fish lol

 

[sidgolding]

I have 4 but that's all that in the tank as it's a new set up. But I have about 5 babies

Here are some. Do you think its worth trying to catch these and put them in the nursery?

 

[lauralou84]

Yeah at least that way they are safe from the adults who may eat them

 

[ywagner]

I do if you think they will get eaten, I would buy one of those clip on nets that will separate the babies from the there fish

 

[ywagner]

Other fish*

 

[sidgolding]

Okay cool. Will be a bloody challenge though as they are mad fast!!!!

 

[lauralou84]

Yeah I've got one of those, I also use a breeder that has a separate part the babies can escape to that the adults can't get to. But use a net one or something just to separate

 

[lauralou84]

Lol yeah they are incredibly quick lol try not to squash them lol

 

[sidgolding]

Okay will do... I'll let you know how I get on

 

[ywagner]

If you can't catch them, I have had luck with catching my danios by putting a huge clear plastic bag in and waiting, they can't see the bag and will swim right in.

 

[lauralou84]

you can't see many fish really unless you look hard but there's my angel fish, my kribs at the back and a few mollies

 

[lauralou84]

That's a better one of my ram and a kribensis

 

[sidgolding]

Well.... The plan was to catch the 4 adult fish and put them in a bag... Check.... Catch the 4 babies I had left... Check.... Moved a ornament found 3 more and caught them... Then let the adults back in... Then see another swimming around as bold as brass lol. Ordeal over and have 8 fry. But would have 9 but one died when i move the ornament .... But overall a success