Ok, I have a preggo gold swordtail and black molly. They've both fry'd all over my tank before, but the only survivor was one lone black molly which just started surface feeding.
I only have one of those stupid breeding tanks which sit inside your tank with almost exactly no room at all for the mom, so I want to put her in there at exactly the last moment possible before birthing happens. You know, avoiding most of the stress.
So, my question is pretty much; what signs are there that she's REALLY close to giving birth? They're both really fat, they both . . . are really really fat. What other signs are there? I know there has to be something I can look for (aside from the fountain of fry sure to follow).
Also, my plan is to let all the fry swim around in the breeding . . . box . . . for about a week (can I put both fry in there simultaniously? Last time they gave birth within a few days of one another, so I assume it'll be close this time too) feeding them germ-things I'm rasing with tankwater sitting in a bottle on my window-sill. Is this going to work?
I only have one of those stupid breeding tanks which sit inside your tank with almost exactly no room at all for the mom, so I want to put her in there at exactly the last moment possible before birthing happens. You know, avoiding most of the stress.
So, my question is pretty much; what signs are there that she's REALLY close to giving birth? They're both really fat, they both . . . are really really fat. What other signs are there? I know there has to be something I can look for (aside from the fountain of fry sure to follow).
Also, my plan is to let all the fry swim around in the breeding . . . box . . . for about a week (can I put both fry in there simultaniously? Last time they gave birth within a few days of one another, so I assume it'll be close this time too) feeding them germ-things I'm rasing with tankwater sitting in a bottle on my window-sill. Is this going to work?