Molly Fry And Platy Fry.. Together? Safe?

[Mollygirls]

Hi everyone,

Now that I have platy fry and 2 molly fry I was wondering if it is safe to place them together in the same area? The molly fry are 3 weeks old and the platy fry were born either last night or this morning! I have another platy that I assume will have her babies soon and my molly is pregnant still so I need at least 1 breeder box and I have both in use right now with babies.. LOL.. Or else is it possible to put the fry in a 1 gallon tank that doesnt have heat nor a filter? I dont know if that is safe for them though! I assume they need the heat and filter just like the other fish do!

Any thoughts on what my options are?

 

[OldMan47]

A 3 week old molly is the biggest fish I would want in a tank with a newborn platy. It would be better if you could wait a few days for the platies to grow a little but they won't need to get much bigger to be safe with the mollies.

 

[helterskelter]

I cant see a problem with them, the molly may peck at them but it should be to small to eat any of them

 

[GSD]

Providing the platys are too big to fit in the mouth of the molly fry they will be fine

 

[Mollygirls]

Well I added the molly fry with the platy fry and everyone seems happy but me.. LOL.. I want more room for them other then that little breeder box.. So my hubby se tup a 55 gallon tank and said I could raise the babies in there until he is ready to get his evil fish!! LOL

Thanks so much for the advice!

 

[OldMan47]

I love the idea of a 55 for growing out fry. That is exactly what I did with all my molly fry. Now they are at about 9 weeks and are well over an inch long already. Don't forget lots of vegetable matter in the mix for those livebearers.