Pregnant Mollie..?

[Kamdavid]

if the male is harassing the female, remove him and leave the female where she is.

add lots of plants to the tank for the female and babies to hide in.

Currently don't have a tank for the male to be separated into. For now, he has left her alone. Continuing to watch.

 

[Colin_T]

Buy a breeding net and put the male in that. The breeding net sits inside the main aquarium and is normally used for the mother and babies but the female should not be put in it. The babies can be put in a breeding net when they appear and the male can stay in it for a while so he doesn't annoy the female.

Have a few plants in the breeding net to make the male or babies feel comfortable.

Don't put the babies and male together. Use separate breeding nets for them if you go down this route.

 

[Kamdavid]

Buy a breeding net and put the male in that. The breeding net sits inside the main aquarium and is normally used for the mother and babies but the female should not be put in it. The babies can be put in a breeding net when they appear and the male can stay in it for a while so he doesn't annoy the female.

Have a few plants in the breeding net to make the male or babies feel comfortable.

Don't put the babies and male together. Use separate breeding nets for them if you go down this route.

I went to many stores today and yesterday. All sold out of breeder nets … every store has stopped orders due to covid-19.

so for now, im sure with all the plants, they should have a chance. hopefully lol

 

[JuiceBox52]

I went to many stores today and yesterday. All sold out of breeder nets … every store has stopped orders due to covid-19.

so for now, im sure with all the plants, they should have a chance. hopefully lol

Some will likely survive

 

[Kamdavid]

Some will likely survive

Standing by with the Turkey Baster if I see any swimming. Haha. Ill keep everyone posted. Male is going after her currently.

 

[Kamdavid]

I meant to post earlier ...

No babies as of today. Of course our face has been glued to the tank.

This is gonna be a long week.

 

[JuiceBox52]

I meant to post earlier ...

No babies as of today. Of course our face has been glued to the tank.

This is gonna be a long week.

Yes lol it is exciting and it can be very hard to be patient

 

[Kamdavid]

Yes lol it is exciting and it can be very hard to be patient

I wake in the middle of the night wanting to look and see if there are babies ... she needs to have them so I can sleep. Haha.

 

[Kamdavid]

Day 4 of waiting... as patiently as possible. She’s just getting bigger .... and bigger... she occasionally will hang out by the heater ... or under the plants. Not for long though. Right now she’s pecking at all the hornwort. Doesn’t eat much. A couple pieces here and there. I did buy a breeder net , just in case I need to separate the male , or the aggressor female that gets crazy when they’re fed. She will chase the pregnant one.

 

[Kamdavid]

Update today:

Still waiting. I notice she is constantly pooping even though she’s not eating much ? I’ll get a picture later for you guys to see her as of today.

 

[Retired Viking]

Hang in there, relax have a cold one and set the turkey baster down by the tank.

 

[Kamdavid]

Just took these ...

 

[Retired Viking]

Have you been adding a little extra food so the other fish will not be as hungry and leave the fry alone?

 

[Kamdavid]

Have you been adding a little extra food so the other fish will not be as hungry and leave the fry alone?

Yes I’ve been feeding them daily now instead of every other day. But I’ll give them a bit more from now on .

 

[Kamdavid]

Been putting off doing a little work In the tank.. but I need to get in and fix all the plants that were pulled out by the mollies with them pecking at them , and got to do a water change since it’s been evaporating. So hopefully the pregnant mollie won’t become stressed out. Any ideas ?