Baby Molliebfry

[westmidsgal]

how do i stop from getting over run by baby mollies i keep finding them in all the smallest nooks and crannies at the moment i have 13 (2 i have not seperated from main tank) i cant seen to stop rescuing them do i buy another tank and put them all in there?

 

[Skal]

You can rehome them on craigslist, that's how I do it. Just wait for the fry to get a little bigger and then you can rehome them for like 25 cents per fish. People love rehoming fish for fees as small as 25-50 cents.

 

[westmidsgal]

i do pounds as im the uk lol but thanks for reply will see if any one does it here

 

[fluttermoth]

Aquarist classified is a good site for rehoming fish in the UK.

Don't forget you need to do lots of water changes with fry, to stop them getting stunted. 50% daily would be about right.

 

[the_lock_man]

You can rehome them on craigslist, that's how I do it. Just wait for the fry to get a little bigger and then you can rehome them for like 25 cents per fish. People love rehoming fish for fees as small as 25-50 cents.

Did you not realise it's called the World Wide Web for a reason?

 

[westmidsgal]

really @ 50% daily ??? I been doing it every weekend and there still growing .

 

[fluttermoth]

Weekly water changes aren't really enough to keep fry growing (although you don't have to do 50% daily; that's just what I do when I have fry!).

Livebearers (and many other fish) release a hormone into the water that stops them growing once it reaches a certain concentration, so the more water changes you can do, especially if the tank is small, the better.

 

[westmidsgal]

ok cheers . I done about a 60% yesterday I have a 110ltr tank .

 

[fluttermoth]

Oh, ok; for some reason i thought your tank was smaller than that, no idea why

Yes, probably weekly will be fine, in that case