Growth Rate Of Fry?

[sami the cichlid]

how fast do molly fry grow? its been 3 days and my fry are alredy about 1cm

 

[Amberleaf]

Whoa, that sounds *FAST* to me! Wait for one of the *real* experts to come on here; but it might be actually *pretty* fast. ^^; 8D

 

[sami the cichlid]

ha lol, well im tryin my best to keep them alive after my last batch.....

 

[OldMan47]

I'm not a real expert but I am familiar with mollies. I find that they can indeed grow very quickly right after they are first born, provided you keep up the water changes and good feedings. Mine are about 3 weeks old now and I really don't push them hard for rapid growth. They are about 2 cm right now. My 6 months old juveniles look about the size of the stock at a fish shop or a bit bigger. They are not fully filled out yet but are a fairly nice size.

 

[sami the cichlid]

k, ty

ive had them for 3days and am sure they have grown. i have tested their water every day and done a 20% water change every day regardless the results. i also feed them twice a day. they seem to be active and have seperate shoals. some stay rite up at the top, literally with thier heads at the surface! some just swim around and some are just hovering in the water. sound healthy?

 

[OldMan47]

It sounds normal to me Sami. If the room lights are still on for a while after the tank light goes off, I find they all gather somewhere in the tank in a fairly tight little group to sleep.

 

[Haych]

i found that my stronger bigger babies stayed at the top, and the smaller ones stayed near the bottom, and lay down more

 

[sami the cichlid]

ty every1,

well i think you are rite, the ones at the ones at the top gget first bids at feeding time! the rest are eating ad healthy just a bit more explorative and plaful in the tank! i think they may all pull through. None dead and the start of day 4

 

[sami the cichlid]

nearly end of day4, all babies alive, hungary, and 1cm in length!

yay