Silver molly fry

[glolite]

I just looked in the tank where my silver molly is residing with just 3 otos and she's done it! There's about 50 fry so far. Ooooooooh!!!!!!!!

 

[Alisha]

I just looked in the tank where my silver molly is residing with just 3 otos and she's done it! There's about 50 fry so far. Ooooooooh!!!!!!!!

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Ohhhhh!!! Congrats!!! How exciting!!! Are you planning on keeping ALL of them???

 

[glolite]

No I'm planning on keeping a few and selling the rest. Just given the fry some liquifry. Not sure if I should take mum out or leave her in for a rest. Oh they are lovely. I've been a guppy granny and now a molly granny. Nothing can beat seeing littluns

 

[glolite]

How long do others leave their livebearers in with fry? Should mum have a rest before going back to the main tank?
Also, is it ok to feed fry Hikari micro pellets?

 

[tank212]

I leave the female in the rest of the day incase she's not done. But that's when I isolate her usually I just leave her in the main tank and scoop up the babies and move them.

 

[glolite]

Ok but I moved my female and now she's been in with the fry for 3 days. Should I move her back to the main tank? ie: how long does she need to rest?

 

[blitztidus]

as you probably heard all livebearers can come with the fact of eating their own young. normally males see them as threats and eat them but females will too. as a precaution i would take her out.