Balloon Mollie Fry

[kathym1977]

I have just had a batch of balloon mollie fry born in the last week. we had 18 in total and I
put them into a floating breeding tank. we lost all but one the following night. (we named him shark bait)
We have since had approximatelly 10 more fry and I have left them in the main tank so as to be less
susceptible to amonia build up.

Firstly, how long do balloon mollies take to have a batch of fry and what should I feed them if they are in my main tank. The tank is only 18 inches and at the moment I cannot afford to set up a second fry tank. They have survived in the main tank for a day so far, but I am worried that as they get bigger it will put a lot of pressure on the biology of such a small tank. Is the only answer to put them in a seperate tank?

Gee talk about all the hard questions!!!!

Thanks guys and I hope some of you can help me.

Kathym1977

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Size of the current tank?

Breeding traps rarely work, and never worked for me.

A 10 gallon growout tank would work for up to 20 or so fry until they get to around 1", though if you have a small tank, what are you going to do with the fry?

Gestation period is 4-8 weeks, so 1-2 months.