ocminpin
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RaygunK said:Sp pretty! Love your fry.
So much fun... I'm happy to have babies again...
RaygunK said:Sp pretty! Love your fry.
Bearchumjs said:Has she had anymore or is she done? What are you going to do with all of those fry? What do you feed them when they are so small?
ocminpin said:Well she didn't have any in the 10g so she hasn't had any in 12 hours or so... Slim possibility she's holding on because she didn't like being moved... But doubtful. I found 14 total so far today. Other fish in tank had black poo today so evidence some were eaten.
In my experience they don't eat until the end of day 2, beginning of day 3... They get their nourishment from their yolk sacs...
I feed ground up flakes ...
Once they're big enough they go up on Craigslist...
When I had larger batches of mollies I sold them to a LFS ... 25 juvies for $10.. Is what they gave me.
I had to set up my 10g and move them over there... The container they were in got too warm and cut down the oxygen... Down to 10 fry (lost 4)
I'm waiting to go to the store in a few hours for another filter intake sponge, more plastic plants and some filler to make a filter pad...
My spare 10g is officially up again... When my other platy gives birth I'll just have to let her birth in her home tank and move fry into this fry tank...
RaygunK said:I was wondering what you put in your fry tank? Mine has 2 fake plants, marimo moss ball & a clam bubbler (not hooked up) and no gravel. Should i put more in there?
ocminpin said:There are only 4 left alive.... Don't know why they aren't making it... They wind up on their sides trying to swim intermittently... And then dying.
I'm not doing anything different than ever before ... Just seems my Molly fry are stronger than the Platies... Hmmm...
:-( sad and disappointed..
derail said:So sorry to hear about the loss of the fry. Are your parameters in check? Fry are quite sensitive, which I'm sure you know since you've had fish give birth before. Molly fry do tend to be stronger. Moving them after being born could have caused too much stress. Hope the rest make it. Good luck!
derail said:Congratulations! Fry are always exciting! Most start getting full colors after a few weeks to a month or so.