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absoluterain Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 37 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Feb-2005   | I got up this morning to the exciting astonishment of having babies/fry in my tank...though the probem is I have no clues what kind of fry they are at all...they are just so tiny and I think there are 3 or 4 of the fry in there...my tank has 2 mollies, 2 redtail sharks, 1 CAE, 5 zebra danios... Who do you think had the babies and what should I do about them...I am lost and if you cannot tell I am new to the fish keeping realm...please help... |
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Fluffy   Hobbyist Posts: 54 Kudos: 47 Votes: 30 Registered: 07-Mar-2004 | it would most likely be the mollies. I am about 98% sure it is. |
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houston     Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003  | And assuming that it is the mollies, take some of your usual food that you feed, place it in a ziplock baggy, and seal the bag without air. Then simply roll the bag between your two palms till the flakes, and what not are crushed to a powder, then Viola you have fry food. Congratulations :88) "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle |
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| Georgia Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 108 Votes: 3 Registered: 18-Feb-2005 | It could also be Danio fry. Recently, I found three in one of my tanks that contained no adults. I had removed them weeks before. If they're Zebras, you'd be able to see an irridescent stripe when they're still quite tiny. |
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jasonpisani  *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | They can be Mollies or Danios. Crush the flakes in very small pieces & they should be fine. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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| absoluterain Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 37 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Feb-2005 | Thanks all...the fry are doing well, I have been feeding them a mix of crushed flakes, bbs, and crushed algea wafers...I am almost positive that the fry are mollies at this point...thanks again... |
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| houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003 | I'm glad to hear that they are doing good  Keep feeding them, and keep up with the water changes (2x per week is great with fry) and they will keep growing like little monsters, before you know it they will be breeding for you also:%) (4-5 months average )Heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle |
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| absoluterain Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 37 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Feb-2005 | Yeah I would love to keep them but I only have one tank as of right now and don't have room to keep them all...So I intend on keeping on male and sell/give away the rest of them...and the one I keep will mate with the other 2 mollies I have (which I believe are both females... |
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