fry lovers

[Pongeer247]

A few days ago my guppy gave birth again but I couldn't save the fry.I saw afew swimming around but Im not able to save any more I won't be able to home all of them.I feel so bad!Some are surviving in their but I haven't seen any for a while.

I've been afraid the same thing will happen to me! Well, at least not for a while.

Been thinking about getting a breeding group of Molly's or platies. Will see where things go this weekend.

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

I'm not really sure if this is the place for this... But I'm new to aquariums and I added a dalmatian molly to my tank a few weeks ago and when I put it in I discovered it was a female. I have a tank with 4 male guppies and 1 male creamsicle molly and 3 cories. I noticed she is looking kind of plump. I have a spare 10 gallon tank if she has a fry, is a good heater, food, and a sponge filter all they would need? Any advice for a beginner?
Here is a picture of her:

 

[DeathclawRowe1]

I'm not really sure if this is the place for this... But I'm new to aquariums and I added a dalmatian molly to my tank a few weeks ago and when I put it in I discovered it was a female. I have a tank with 4 male guppies and 1 male creamsicle molly and 3 cories. I noticed she is looking kind of plump. I have a spare 10 gallon tank if she has a fry, is a good heater, food, and a sponge filter all they would need? Any advice for a beginner?
Here is a picture of her:

That's plenty you will also need a breeder cage to catch fry and a breeder net to raise them because mollies eat their fry

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

That's plenty you will also need a breeder cage to catch fry and a breeder net to raise them because mollies eat their fry

Alrighty thank you!

 

[DeathclawRowe1]

Alrighty thank you!

Anytime message me or check out my utube. I'm posting a breeding video today too. Ill send u a link

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

Anytime message me or check out my utube. I'm posting a breeding video today too. Ill send u a link

Awesome! I'll check it out

 

[DeathclawRowe1]

Awesome! I'll check it out

http://youtu.be/ZnoEOS2WLeQ

 

[Darkseid76]

I'm not really sure if this is the place for this... But I'm new to aquariums and I added a dalmatian molly to my tank a few weeks ago and when I put it in I discovered it was a female. I have a tank with 4 male guppies and 1 male creamsicle molly and 3 cories. I noticed she is looking kind of plump. I have a spare 10 gallon tank if she has a fry, is a good heater, food, and a sponge filter all they would need? Any advice for a beginner?
Here is a picture of her:

Yes all you need is a heater, sponge filter, and something for the fry to hide in. You can use some cheap plastic plants.

I have a 5.5 gallon set up. I use no substrate, a small unadjustable heater set @ 78 F and a box filter that i filled with media from my display tank filter.





For cover i have all the java moss trimmings from my main tank. I recommend Hikari First Bites. Its perfect and saves you the trouble of grinding up flake.

I gotta say I'm not a fan of the breeding boxes or the breeder nets. They're cramped and i feel puts undue stress on the female. I had a platy female that birthed a few batches in the 5.5. On the flip side my sword female refuses to drop fry anywhere but in the main tank lol

She recently dropped a batch in the main tank but because I have plenty cover I just caught whoever I could find and put them in the 5.5. Even as I type this I can see at least 2 fry still swimming around in the main tank following their older siblings around lol

As long as you maintain good water quality in the rearing tank your fry should grow quickly. Once they're large enough not to be eaten you can move them back into your larger tank.


This pic is newly born fry from a few weeks ago.




Some of the kids



Momma



Dad

 

[Nats-fishies]

Here are a few pic of my dalmation mollies fry. There are so many!!! Also what size tank should these guys be in?

 

[DeathclawRowe1]

Here are a few pic of my dalmation mollies fry. There are so many!!! Also what size tank should these guys be in?

You can keep the fry in any size tank until they show color. I keep my fry in a net till they swim around a lot then they go in a 3 gallon then in a 5 gallon then off to market

 

[AmoretteCadenza]

Everyone has been very helpful thank you!

 

[Pongeer247]

Here are a few pic of my dalmation mollies fry. There are so many!!! Also what size tank should these guys be in?

Looks like you've got the same 1 gal. I have for my fry! Gonna add a real plant here soon. Not sure if it will be before I add the fry or after.

 

[Pongeer247]

So for a final count I have saved 8 fry from the main tank. Saw a 9th one swimming around but every time I start moving decor to get to it, it disappears. Will see if I can get him during feeding today. Pretty happy with the outcome of this batch though. Seems as though momma guppy is getting into the swing if things finally.

 

[freshwaterashley]

Just moved my 30+ 3 week old fry to a ten gallon tank of their own.. they were getting too big for the 1.8 g and it was too much to keep up with for maintenance.. also came home to find a survivor in the main tank that i didnt know of before... seems to be just a little bigger than my separated fry.. dont know why that is. But they are all doing well

 

[Leatherback1]

Maybe the survivor was bigger because he had to learn how to swim faster to escape the predators.There were probably others but only he survived because he was the toughest.lol survival of the fittest fry

 

[Pongeer247]

If my little survivor is still there tomorrow I will be adding some hiding spots for it. See how things go from there. If not there will be some hiding spots for the next batch

 

[freshwaterashley]

If my little survivor is still there tomorrow I will be adding some hiding spots for it. See how things go from there. If not there will be some hiding spots for the next batch

If you have one in your tank and you want to keep it you shoild bunch plants either along one side or in a corner

 

[Pongeer247]

If you have one in your tank and you want to keep it you shoild bunch plants either along one side or in a corner

I have an air tube that looks like a plant that I'm going to put a few more plants around. I have to keep the frogs out some how though. They seem to know when there are fry in the tank lol

 

[Pongeer247]

It's been almost one week for my fry will be going into the 1 gal tomorrow or Tuesday after water changes and a little clean up work on the 1 gal. Since I kinda forgot about cleaning there for a little bit. Will have pictures soon

 

[Alyxx]

My betta fry make a month old (from being free swimmers) on Tuesday. Today was a month from their spawning. They are around a centimeter long now!