What is this?!?!

[AmoretteCadenza]

I found this in my 25 gallon tank while cleaning it! I have 3 male guppies, one male and one female molly, 3 different cories, and I just recently got a tiny baby golden dojo loach D: is it a baby guppy? Idk that wouldn't make sense... Help! I've got it in a one gallon right now with a pregnant shrimp...

 

[Jev12]

It could possibly be a baby Corey or molly...and be careful because ghost shrimp have been known to eat fry

 

[jwh0818]

That ghosty might have a new snack so with that said, I believe its a molly fry. What color is the big molly?

 

[bettaowner]

I also believe it is a baby molly. Some species of shrimp sold as glass shrimp are predatory so the fish could be at risk.

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

I took the ghost shrimp out to the betta's 5 gallon last night after reading that D: thanks, I'm totally new to shrimp! >_< It was 3 AM and I crashed right after that lol I had just got done putting sand in my 25 gallon.

The male molly is orange (I think it's called creamsicle?) and the female is dalmatian. I have a peppered, julii, and an emerald cory.

 

[jwh0818]

What color is the fry? (And orange dlamation would be awesome)

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

It's like a grey color and its got a dot on each side /: does that help?

 

[khoifish89]

It's like a grey color and its got a dot on each side /: does that help?

By your description, it is female guppy.

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

I was able to take some more pictures a female guppy would be cool. I can't believe I found it, I sucked it up through my gravel vacuum and saw it wiggling in the bucket. It's a wonder it didn't end up in the yard...

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

Why is there only one though? Could they have gotten eaten or sucked up through the filter?

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

Well, I gotta go to work. I'll be home around 7 or so. I hate to leave lol

 

[jwh0818]

Well from those last pics, it looks like a molly. Most guppy fry I have seen have a different shape

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

I'm back well my female dalmatian molly was kinda fat for a while, but it usually went away after a couple days (I think I feed them all too much)... And I read somewhere that guppies and mollies interbreed? Has anyone had any experience with that?

 

[jwh0818]

Yes they very well can interbreed but ive only heard of it happening 1 time to a friend. Its not impossible. Just like a chihuahua and a german shepard can interbreed (kinda weird/ almost unlikely)

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

That would be a cool fish, half guppy half molly. But what can I feed this little guy? These are all the different fish foods I have...

 

[jwh0818]

I always fed mine crushed flakes like omega one. I put 1 fake in my hand and grind it into dust or the same with freeze dried worms

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

Alrighty thanks

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

He/She's still doing okay Right now I've got him/her in a spare betta cup with a lid in my 25 gallon I've got a breeder box ordered and it should be here in a couple of days I'm thinking he/she is a molly

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

Is it normal that he/she stays at the bottom? he/she didn't look so good today when I went to crush up some dried shrimp for him/her...
I've never seen him/her eat either, but there was some waste yesterday when I went to change the water.

 

[jwh0818]

All the fry ive ever had tend to stay close to the bottom. Put a fake or real plant in there like some java moss