Mollie Fry

[mollie_lover]

hey people, i was wondering if i could just leave the mollie fry in a breading net in my tank.?

 

[theotheragentm]

They can be kept there for a while so they grow a bit and you can make sure they get fed, but in my experience, when you release them, they don't know to hide from the adult fish and are a quick snack if they are not large enough not to fit in the mouths of the adults. Normally a batch of fry in a breeding net should be released from the net due to crowding before they're big enough to not be eaten by full grown adults.

 

[mollie_lover]

They can be kept there for a while so they grow a bit and you can make sure they get fed, but in my experience, when you release them, they don't know to hide from the adult fish and are a quick snack if they are not large enough not to fit in the mouths of the adults. Normally a batch of fry in a breeding net should be released from the net due to crowding before they're big enough to not be eaten by full grown adults.

coz they are just born i have them in a fishing net in my tank and they are safe there. but how long u reckon it will take for them to get big enough?

 

[theotheragentm]

It takes about two months to get large enough not to get eaten, depending on their rate of growth, which can be influenced by temperature and feeding of nutrient rich foods. This is a generality though. I always overestimate, because I've been wrong in the past and seen fry snacked on by adults.

 

[mollie_lover]

It takes about two months to get large enough not to get eaten, depending on their rate of growth, which can be influenced by temperature and feeding of nutrient rich foods. This is a generality though. I always overestimate, because I've been wrong in the past and seen fry snacked on by adults.

DAM.. so u reckon i should wait longer than 2months so i know they are much bigger? coz i dont want to loose them

 

[helterskelter]

i see on your fish list you got angle fish, they love to eat fry and yes you mau be waiting as long as two months to get them to a good size not to be eaten.

 

[mollie_lover]

thanks.. yeah all the fishes in my tank love the fry ... 1day on and my 3frys are still alive