Help I Found A Baby

[S@r@h]

hi, i found a single white fry about a week ago, thought it was from my dalmation molly, but it wasn't. now i have found anutha one, its smaller than the previous one, but i have no idea who gave birth to it. i have 3 dalmation molly and one white one, all female. Any help??

 

[rocknurworld2006]

hi, i found a single white fry about a week ago, thought it was from my dalmation molly, but it wasn't. now i have found anutha one, its smaller than the previous one, but i have no idea who gave birth to it. i have 3 dalmation molly and one white one, all female. Any help??

they will be from your mollys for definate.

i wd get a breeding trap and keep them in there until big enough to keep in tank

 

[helterskelter]

What other fish are you keeping?
As all fish including livebearers will eat the fry.

If well feed though u can rear most livebeater with the parents, but not with other fish as they will just be lunch most of the time.
Placing the fry in a breeding/rearing trap is fine as it gives them a safe location where u can feed them crushed flake foods.

All types of mollies will easily cross breed so u may have 1 type but resualt with almost anything in the fry as it's so easy for them.

 

[S@r@h]

Thank you, i have put them both in a net and they seem quite happy!

 

[PerpetualOmega]

Can i ask. . . . . . if all the fry from livebears get constanlty eaten will the fish give up and not breed anymore?


thanks

 

[OldMan47]

I have never seen a livebearer discouraged by losing all its fry. I don't think the average livebearer can even connect the act with the result in its mind.

 

[helterskelter]

They have no comprehension of this, but if they get over crowded they are more likely to eat their young though.

 

[PerpetualOmega]

ok,

many thanks guys for taking time to answer.

Beanie