Going On Holiday With Preg Molly :s

[connorsbala]

Okay ive got a pregnant balloon molly. Shes silver but recently shes developed a grey sorta area round her gills...? So she looks rather fat and is hiding in the plants...when she usually cahses the ohters round so thats a common sign.
What shall i do?
1) Get my neighbour to catch any babies he sees and put them in the baby tan
2)Put her in a breeding trap
I dont like breeding traps cause they stress the fish and lead to miscarriages
I usually just wait for the mother to give birth and catch the babies but its been a real struggle wiht the balloon mollies and getting them to get pregnant so i dont want it to go ti waste.
All my guppy fry hide in my filter (juwel one with big black box where it can get sucked in) and i can easily catch them in there but i wont be here!)
Ill be going away for 10 days
Thanks alot
I think ill jsut leave her and see if there's any babies left when i get back (that is if she does give birth)!

 

[theotheragentm]

A breeding trap for that long is not a good idea. If you're going to be gone, I would just put down some Java Moss and hope the fry survive. Java Moss provides good hiding places for the fry.

 

[connorsbala]

Yeah,ive got a well planted tank with riccia and some long grassy mat thing at the foreground