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Hello, I have 3 balloon molly fry that look big enough to be moved out of the breeders net, but I'm not so sure yet. They are 5 weeks old and are the biggest of 6 total fry. I've read that they are safe as long as they don't fit in the mother's mouth. Question is how do I know exactly how...

Hello all, My balloon molly gave birth 4 weeks ago today and she's looking really fat and I'm thinking she's likely to birth again. I'm not sure whether to isolate her in a breeder's floater as I've heard the stress can cause them to abort the pregnancy. I have 2 peppered cories and I'm worried...

Hey all, I have 6 three-week old balloon molly fry, almost in size order with 4 being the biggest and 2 looking like they haven't grown at all. I was wondering when would be a good time to let them out of the breeders floater into the main tank? I have the mother and 2 peppered cories. I'm...

Hello, I know this should be general knowledge for aquarists, but I'm still not sure how to cycle my tank. I get different opinions everywhere I go! I have a 10gal tank with one balloon molly 6 of her fry in a breeders floater, and two peppered cories. The water parameters are normal, but I...

Hello, I have a balloon molly that birthed fry, only 6 of which I could save. They are 2 weeks old now and eat like crazy and seem to be very active. I did notice something very weird in 2 of the fry. I noticed the fry have one eye a bit larger than the other, and it's almost completely...

Hello, Once again, PetSmart has messed me up! I went in to buy bottom dwellers for my 10g tank. I have one balloon molly and 6 of her fry in a breeders floater. They recommended 2 peppered cory catfish. I knew I should've researched first but the employee seemed to be very certain of what she...

Hello all, I'm new to this and in need of help. On Tuesday I set up a 10 gallon FW tank with 10 lbs gravel 3 high bushes, betta grass (fake) and 3 caves. On wednesday I bought a female betta, 2 mollies (balloon belly and black) unsure of sex, and 1 red mickey mouse platy also unsure of sex since...