Mollie

[keeman]

hi my first post and after some help just been to my lfs and bought a female Mollie to go with the male and female we have in the tank cos the male was pestering it and when i got home there was a extra 30 baby fry in the bag don't no if i done the right thing or not but i kept them in the bag for about two hours (42 fry now) and rushed out and got a breading floating thing (cant remember what its called)and have put them in there with the mother how long do i keep the mother in there for didn't want it getting pestered after giving birth and is there any thing else i should be doing any help would be great

 

[Harlequins]

Hi and welcome

Congrats on your molly and fry,i would put the female in the tank now,she may end up eating the fry or become stressed from being trapped.
Well fry will be ok in the trap for a week or so,but really could do with setting up a fry tank,a plastic storage box would do for the time being,although it will need a heater and sponge filter for the fry.the fry should be ok without food for 24 hrs or so has they will use the egg sac,but then you will need to crush up flakes very finely and feed 2/3 times a day

 

[OldMan47]

Welcome to the forum Keeman. Congrats on the fry drop. Harlequins advice on this is right on the money. Please help us understand your situation. Do you have a fairly large tank with just mollies in it or is it more of a community tank with a lot of predators in it?