Mollie Babies!

[garymorris2011]

hey guys im new to hear so be kind lol.

thort i would ask the professionals than google yahoo lol.

bought pregnant mollie on weds........weds night i put her in floating breeding tank....woke thurs morning to find 18 baby mollies....as of then i replaced mother in main tank.

im thinking of placing the new babies in a smaller tank to them selves instead of a breeding box. i will now explain my ideas lol

i have bought a smaller tank....sponge filter....25watt small heater.

when babies are just over a week old im wanting to use my main water tank water to fill smaller tank, leave for 24 hours with sponge filter and heater on.

im not gonna put gravel in tank as i dont want them burying to hide n maybe kill themselves lol.

i have a large barrel i can put in tank so they can hide.

i just want to hear your opinions on this and hopefully its better way for them instead of my angels wanting them as food.

all comments welcome and please someone tell me best way to transfer babie mollies with out most shock.

thanks guys....much appreciated.

gaz

 

[ddevine123]

congrats on your little babies :L, you should try and add some live plants maybe some surface floating plants since there going to be no gravel this will make the babies feel more secure and happier

 

[garymorris2011]

but other than that im going about everything the right way??

 

[ddevine123]

yeah it sounds okay , but make sure with your filter the gaps and flow isnt very strong incase the fry get sucked into the filter

 

[garymorris2011]

lol got it covered its a sponge filter specifically for fry or new babies lol...fingers crossed itll go well.....prob in another 30 days mummy with be ready again to have more babies lol

 

[OldMan47]

The sponge filter is an excellent idea for a fry tank. For that first batch of fry I would add in some live floating plants like anacharis/elodea or better yet java moss. By having growing plant material in the tank you will remove some nitrogen until you can get the new filter cycled. Since that will take several weeks, the plants will help some and doing 50% water changes every few days should be often enough. The only benefit of moving water from the existing tank is that you know the fish are already thriving in it. Your water changes will be coming from tap water so you could as easily use it to fill the new tank. Don't forget to dechlorinate all new water and try to temperature match it fairly well with the water in the tank that has the fish in it.