Sailfin Molly Fry

[Tetramad]

My green sailfin molly had babies a while ago, but the fry seem to be growing very slowly. Is this normal? I have guppy fry in the same tank that were born two or three weeks after the mollies but are quite a bit bigger than them now. All my water readings are good, and they all get the same food. Anything to worry about?

Chill, Mark.

 

[Macracantha]

Any fry will only grow as quickly as they should with plenty of tank room!

Molly fry don't grow quite as quickly as guppies but aren't particulally slow!!!

 

[guppymonkey]

Mollies grow very very slowly compared to most other fish. It can take mollies as much as a year to gain full maturity and size. To accelerate the growth try lots of live or freeze dried food and daily water changes.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I agree; if you're talking the time it takes from a molly being a day old fry to growing into a fully matured 3inch+ molly it can take a year or more. Supplying a large tank, good filter flow and water quality and a varied diet will help your molly fry mature faster but they are slow growers.