very pregnant molly can I put her in the net

[Annastasia]

You're welcome bball4life. Best thing to do is just watch the tank for any signs of aggression.

And yes, Oppositearmor, Mollies can get to 6". Though some don't get that big. Max is 6". Hence why Breeding nets can be stressful for them...not much room.

 

[bball4life]

oh yeah just one more quick question, can you acclimate fry to another tank? If so how do you do it?

 

[Annastasia]

Yes, you can. It needs to be done slowly though, because they are sensitive. Do it over about an hour, I'd say.

You can either put them in a Ziploc or similar bag, with their water, and then just acclimate them like you would any other fish, or you can do the drip method. This is where you have a bucket with the fish in it, and you use a small airline...you can start it siphoning out of the tank, then clamp it so it just puts a drip in the bucket about every 5 seconds or so. There's much better descriptions on the boards if you search for "Drip method" or something similar.

Edit: A quote from SirMinion (very helpful)

The trickle method (also known as the drip method)

Place the bag of fish in a bucket and open the bag. place the bucket on the floor by the tank.
take a length of air tube and place one end in the tank and make a syphon.
tie a knot in the tube to reduce the flow to a drip and allow the water to drip into the bag in the bucket.

Leave it alone for a couple of hours .

when the water overflows the bag into the bucket, and the fish escape into the bucket is the time to transfer them to the tank via a net.

 

[afireinside]

i thought that was only sailfin mollies!

 

[Annastasia]

i thought that was only sailfin mollies!

What was only Sailfin Mollies?