Well my mollie just had her babies

[Chino]

21 count, -3 that got eaten couldnt net them into my fry pen fast enough, -1 died

17 in all, eating Hikari First Bites.

Any other recommendations as for food or special care for them? Thanks.

 

[Jen21]

Congrats Chino!

 

[terrorist_124]

feed them baby brine shrimp,live if u can get them(frozen/freeze-dried is also good).
try not to take them out of water for a few days.
feed AT LEAST 3 times a day.


congrats on the fry
please post pics

 

[Chino]

Thanks, will post pictures shortly..

 

[Annastasia]

Congrats!

Fry foods are good for the first few weeks, along with Baby Brine Shrimp. For fry foods, I recommend are Tetramin Fry, and Hikari First Bites. You shouldn't just feed Baby Brine Shrimp, because it's very high protein, and that can cause some problems like bloating...Best to intermingle it. After they are big enough, you can move on to crushed flakes foods, and also keep using the Baby Brine Shrimp. Ideally, You can alternate the Brine Shrimp with freeze-dried or frozen foods like Bloodworms, Daphnia, Tubifex Worms. Variety is good. Mollies also like veggies, so you can blanch a very small piece of Zucchini, Cucumber, Lettuce etc.

Also, fry need good water quality, so water changes often!

Best of luck!

Edit: saw they are already eating Hikari. That's great!

 

[Chino]

Thank you Annastasia, one thing though, what does blanched mean? Cooked? Boiled?

 

[Annastasia]

Blanched...you boil water, and then you drop the veggie in for a short time, just to soften it up a bit for them, and make it easier to eat.

Edit: You can either cut up the veggie into teensy pieces, or get a veggie clip for the tank, and stick it in there. I prefer to clip it, because then they can pick at it for a while and eat what parts they want. It's also easier for them to see it, then to just have it floting around the tank. Just don't let it stay in there more then 24 hours, because it will rapidly deteriorate your water quality.

 

[daudy_dojo]

i remember when my baby mollies ate BBS for the first time... it was so cute watching them attack the shrimmp and shred them apart!!! makes me feel all warm and fuzzy

 

[afireinside]

i fed mine crushed up sundried baby brine shrimp.