My Pregnant Dalmatian Molly

[TheSims3Dude]

Hello
I felt bad putting her in the net or the trap, so I bought a 1.5 gallon tank for her to give birth in, (and for the babies to grow up)
It's ready now, so I'm gonna put her in soon ^^ She's even more squared off, so should be VERY soon!

EDIT:
I know the tank is rather small, but as I only have the space in my bedroom for it, our house is like 900 square feet, so very small
They'll do okay though right? Just till their big enough to sell ^^

 

[Lyra0727]

I think it would really depend on how many she has.. I mean if she has 5-10 it would probably be ok. If she has a lot though I have heard that they grow much slower when there isnt enough room. How big exacly do they have to be to be considered redy to sell?

 

[TheSims3Dude]

The guy I take em to let's me sell them when their about this big


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I've had mine in breeding traps before & they grew pretty fast, within 2 months they were ready to sell (once I could sex them)
So hopefully this'll be okay I hate having a small house though, no room for bigger fish tanks

 

[Lyra0727]

Thats about the size of my guppy fry Well if they grew to be that big in a breeder trap id say they should be fine.

 

[TheSims3Dude]

here's 2 pics I just took of her

 

[Lyra0727]

She's so pretty! Wish i could have some in my african tank.. are they bigger than a betta..? Thats the smallest a fish can get without being eaten until their very thin like a earth worm.

She's so big too! I wanna know how many shes going to have! Betcha it will be over 30! HAHA

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Lol! I'll let ya know as soon as she has em!
She's swimming up & down the side of the tank right now, so w/e that means lol

 

[Lyra0727]

Lol! I'll let ya know as soon as she has em!
She's swimming up & down the side of the tank right now, so w/e that means lol

Maybe that means she'll have them! It's more movement than my guppy! Or maybe my guppy is going too.. idk! She's hard to tell being so bipolar! Or maybe shes hungry.. hmm time to bring out the bloodworms!

 

[OldMan47]

1.5 gallons is fairly small. One of my club members asked me for 2 Xenotaenia resolanae females at our next club meeting and I will be selecting some to put into a 2.5 gallon tank so that I can check them out before bagging them. Other than a very short period, I consider even that 2.5 gallon tank as too small. The 2.5 gallon gives me a place for the females to settle in so that I can check them and make sure they are truly females. The X resolanae can be a bit difficult to sex so an intermediate location helps sex them. Please do not leave your dalmatians there for very long.