Okay so, I'm very very new to this. I am super excited, coz I believe my Black Molly is pregnant and is growing more and more. What I need help on is this.
The tank. This is what I have right now:

+ 10 gallon glass tank
+ In-Tank Filter by Tetra (Whisper, for up to 10gal)
+ Air pump with Air stone
+ Black & White gravel that hold up about 6 small plants.
+ In the water includes some Aquarium salt (API brand) & Aquasafe (TetraAqua brand)

And to prepare for the fry, I only have a plain 5 gallon tank. Empty. I have no idea as to get a water heater for the 10 gallon, and keep the potential fry in the same tank, or to remove the fry once they're born, and put them into the plain 5 gallon tank by themselves. (no heating, no air, no filter).

I don't know what to do! I'm a first time mother to this!

In the tank, I have
+ 3 black mollies (female)
+ 1 white molly (male)
+ 1 Spotted Cory.

I am super new to this, and I'm just really excited, and nervous. What would be the best thing to do, and save me some money too? Also, I've already prepared the powdered fry food. Crushed some algae wafers (hikari brand), flakes (tetramin brand), and some freeze dried bloodworms (topfin brand) to a very fine powder. Is this good supplement? I also heard about hard boiled egg yolk?? What's going on with that?


Thanks! Sorry for such a long, first post. =) Thanks thanks thanks a million!

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This post has been edited by ashxketchum: Jul 30 2007, 07:33 AM

bare in mind that all your females are going to be pregnant and you will end with up to 60 fry, any tank that fry are transfered to must be cycled and heated before they go into it, it would be best to add some more plants for your fry to hide in in the 10G tank some will survive and grow to adulthood but will also need to be rehomed. if you do end up with 10's of fry over a months period you'll have even more and 5G is far too small to grow in, i would let them fight for survival in the 10G b/c mollie do very well around adults

from what i understand, you will need the filter, and tank will of had to of been cycled. but for the heater i have been made aware that as long as the general room tempriture is warm, the water will become the same heat as the room over a corse of a few days, so you can keep them in a tank without a heater, but the room needs to be warm, over here in halifax (uk) most of the places that only specialise in fish and have 100z of tanks tend to just keep the room warm instead of heating every single tank!

I have molly fry in a small 6gal tank, it has no heater, a small box filter with substratefrom main tank and cotton wool in it, some substrate on the floor with some rocks and plants (but not many) and a lamp over the top to keep the chill off.
Works a treat

thanks everyone! it think i'll do okay now~ im less-stressed, haha - and i think i'll buy another bubbler for the 10 gal, and move the now bubbler to the 5 gal for the babies. thanks thanks much! im muchhh less stressed now