My Babies are growing up!!!!

[ocminpin]

My babies are growing up!! Look at how BIG they are! My first batch of fry... Dalmatian Mollies-- 6 wks, 2 days old
About 30-35 survivors at this point in their own 20 gal long tank.
They seem to grow overnight sometimes!
I'm just so happy and grateful they are doing so well on my first attempt. I'm ever so appreciative of all your comments and suggestions, thank you!

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[animalzrok2]

that a nice batch! congrats!!!!!!

 

[0shayne0]

Good job mate

 

[ocminpin]

Thank you! They seem to be the strongest out of all the babies I've had..

 

[Aron]

Beautiful fry, what do you plan on doing with them?

 

[ocminpin]

Beautiful fry, what do you plan on doing with them?

They can go to homes through craigslist or the LFS will pay $1 each

 

[redsea]

They look great! They grow quickly!


Congrats!

 

[pistolero]

They're looking good. We just had our first batch here too. I think they'll be three weeks old tomorrow.

 

[GhillieSniper115]

My babies are growing up!! Look at how BIG they are! My first batch of fry... Dalmatian Mollies-- 6 wks, 2 days old
About 30-35 survivors at this point in their own 20 gal long tank.
They seem to grow overnight sometimes!
I'm just so happy and grateful they are doing so well on my first attempt. I'm ever so appreciative of all your comments and suggestions, thank you!

Cool. I've found that when you put fry in a larger tank they seem to grow over night too! Most of mine are still growing in my 2.5gal then I transfer over the ones that are realy big. The biggest one, a female, is almost 2/3 as big as her mother aster 2 months

 

[0shayne0]

Yes, the more room and better conditions you give them the faster they will grow.

Also dont overfeed. Overfeeding is not good for growth, regular feeding on the otherhand is great.

 

[Chantal]

They look great! Congratulations

 

[ocminpin]

They look great! Congratulations

Thank you!!

 

[djtypykuhl]

wow... they do get big quick... my molly gave birth on sunday, oct 23, so my 18 baby mollies arent that big yet... but if thats what i should expect, i am now even more excited to watch them grow

 

[Ducky14523]

Whats your secret! My mollies seem to be taking forever to grow, though the paradise fry in smaller tank almost double overnight.

 

[ocminpin]

THEY'VE GROWN EVEN MORE IN THIS LAST WEEK!
7 wks 5 days old here...

The creamsicle there is 5 wks 5 days old...

 

[TigerBarbs]

What have u been feeding those things!?

 

[ocminpin]

Crushed flakes or crisps from day one

 

[TigerBarbs]

Those are huge now!

 

[ocminpin]

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EVEN BIGGER!! ANOTHER GROWTH SPURT! 8 wks, 1 day

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They swarm my fingers nibbling and rubbing up against them

 

[ocminpin]

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9 wks old! Looking preggo... Some males have defined gonopodium