Now this is interesting...

[saa5886]

As many of you may know, one of my Mollies gave birth in the middle of the night about a week ago. Of course the majority were eaten, but I was able to save 4 of them and place them into a separate 1 gallon tank (I just transferred the same water over so no shock)...
Well, they all seem to be doing fine, but as I was watching my adult fish in the big tank, I saw a spare baby swimming around. I freaked out and grabbed him quickly and put him in the 1 gallon with the other babies (so he wouldnt be eaten of course) and noticed something....
He's a completely different color. He's more of a clear/pink, whereas the others are a clear/gray. He's also a little bigger than the other 4.
I know they came from the same mother, a silver molly, but could the difference in water affect their coloring? Is a clear/gray for a silver molly better than a clear/pink?

 

[meegosh]

I believe that mollies will show their colors at birth (its either platties or mollies), so a clear/gray would be better than a pinkish color. What other fish do you have in the tank (your my tanks info just says 25g) that could have dropped fry?

 

[saa5886]

No one else was due to drop any fry or was showing any pregnancy at all.. i just thought it was interesting how the only one that was left behind in the 25 gallon tank ended up being pink...the others that I moved the first day were all grayish...
Anyway as for an update on the pink one...she has ich.

 

[meegosh]

Crank the heat up (slowly) to 86*F and keep it there for two weeks after the last sign of ich and you should be good as new! A good gravel vacuum after is always a good thing too.

 

[saa5886]

she's all better and turning to more of a silver now. she's doing great! thanks

 

[meegosh]

I'm glad to hear! You'll have a tankful in no time!