Balloon Molly Fry

[cherrylee10]

HI,
 
I have attached a pic of my balloon molly fry.  They are 2 weeks old.  I have 20 and have been lucky not to have lost any,  I managed to catch them in the main tank and move them to a small breeding tank at the top.  I have been feeding them first bites.  There is one that seems deformed, he eats fine and bounces around the bottom, occasionally swimming to the top.  Do you think he will survive, it doesn't look like he is growing a proper tail?  

 

[Deepatlantis]

I let any with problems out into the main tank to try their chance and let whatever will be...had a guppy fry a few weeks ago that had a swim bladder problem and I let it out. I don't think he made it, but I can't be sure.

 

[BerryAttack]

if he has a curved spin ( can't really tell on the pic) but if so then i would say let him go and either be eaten by an adult fish or freeze him. it's better for the fish because it can cause it pain, which is never good and also you don't want him to breed because then the off spring could also have the deformity. 

 

[ncguppy830]

yea unless you can provide it a home for its own and specialized care it will still suffer..

 

[cherrylee10]

I should have left him in the main tank now I have grown attached to the little fella.  He seems happy enough but then I guess I have no way of knowing.  I have moved all my fry into a separate 10 gallon tank.  I don't know what to do now for the best, I don't want him to suffer.