Silver Mollie Has Given Birth Help

[electricalsrus]

I am tottally not ready and have just got back from work to see her wriggling and out pops fry. I don't have a tank or room for one what should I do. I have rocks and plants in the tank at moment will see if my local shop open for net but what do I do now. Should I get the fry out now and risk stressing the mother or wait and get small tank and heater and do it tomorrow.

 

[Bebobb]

It may sound cruel, but feed them to your other fish. If they have big enough mouths for them. Or if you are not comfy with that, buy a 10 gallon and raise them in there, try to keep them with their mom as long as possible so you can cycle your tank, then see if yhour LFS will buy them from you.

 

[electricalsrus]

It may sound cruel, but feed them to your other fish. If they have big enough mouths for them. Or if you are not comfy with that, buy a 10 gallon and raise them in there, try to keep them with their mom as long as possible so you can cycle your tank, then see if yhour LFS will buy them from you.

I couldn't do that how do you explain to a five year old that the new babies are fish food! I have bought a tank that night and taken filter media from my matured tank and plants and water and put it in new tank along with water from my freshly cycled tank and combined them into new tank. I have now placed fry in this tank but the dalmation molly is doing the samething as the silver one and is getting big is she likely to be dropping fry and if so can I put her in the same tank as the other fry or would she try and eat them.

 

[Bebobb]

Oh, I din't know you have a five year old sorry.

 

[bae1994]

just say there killer babys then the 5 year old will hate them lol

 

[electricalsrus]

Oh, I din't know you have a five year old sorry.

That's ok! Guess what my dalmation mollie gave birth also this morning now it's interesting.

 

[OldMan47]

New fry are always fun for me. I do not get too emotionally attached because I know that I can't keep them all. Right now I have some molly fry that are about 5 months old and almost full grown. They are growing bigger every day in a 55 gallon tank. I can no way afford the tank space to keep them all but my club has an auction coming in about 2 1/2 weeks so they are about to find themselves in some new tanks. If you are careful with your fry and give them good food and room to grow, they can be sold for almost enough to pay for their food at a club auction. Unlike my LFS, the club gives me cash for my share of the auction price. I get to actually choose what I want to do with the money but unfortunately, I find a club auction is almost irresistible because of the prices and quality stock that changes hands there. I end up sinking all of my proceeds into new fish without even blinking twice. Good quality fish and bargain prices seem to go together at a club auction. Even if you do not belong to a club, check around where you live. There are probably clubs nearby that hold regular auctions, maybe every 6 months or so, that allow "outsiders" to participate as both sellers and buyers. What better way can you think of to spend a cloudy summer day than looking at and bidding on some fabulous fish that you have never seen before but are irresistible. Bring your foam picnic cooler to help regulate the temperature of the things you buy and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow hobbyists.

 

[electricalsrus]

New fry are always fun for me. I do not get too emotionally attached because I know that I can't keep them all. Right now I have some molly fry that are about 5 months old and almost full grown. They are growing bigger every day in a 55 gallon tank. I can no way afford the tank space to keep them all but my club has an auction coming in about 2 1/2 weeks so they are about to find themselves in some new tanks. If you are careful with your fry and give them good food and room to grow, they can be sold for almost enough to pay for their food at a club auction. Unlike my LFS, the club gives me cash for my share of the auction price. I get to actually choose what I want to do with the money but unfortunately, I find a club auction is almost irresistible because of the prices and quality stock that changes hands there. I end up sinking all of my proceeds into new fish without even blinking twice. Good quality fish and bargain prices seem to go together at a club auction. Even if you do not belong to a club, check around where you live. There are probably clubs nearby that hold regular auctions, maybe every 6 months or so, that allow "outsiders" to participate as both sellers and buyers. What better way can you think of to spend a cloudy summer day than looking at and bidding on some fabulous fish that you have never seen before but are irresistible. Bring your foam picnic cooler to help regulate the temperature of the things you buy and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow hobbyists.

Great idea will def look into it thankyou

 

[OldMan47]

For fish get togethers in the UK, check out the British Livebearer Association. They are much like the ALA of which I am a member and hold events all over the island.