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TW Fish Master * * Fish Slave * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006	Edited by TankWatcher Hello In my tank I have some guppys, harleys, platys, mollie, sterbai & bolivian ram. I have some mollie & platy fry in a little breeding compartment. How big do they need to be before the above listed fish would not eat them? Thanks, Cheers TW
Posted 09-May-2006 16:20
Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003	I would keep them seperate until they are large enought that they will not fit in the other fishes mouths. With your fish, I would say about an half an inch or larger - to be on the safe side. I an not sure however, what a sterbai is (not familiar with that one).
Posted 09-May-2006 17:43
kj fishy-finn Big Fish Posts: 385 Kudos: 200 Registered: 21-Jan-2004	I was just told, like what Two Tanks said, when they are big enough to not fit into the mouths of the other fish. kj fishy-finn <*)))>< 20 Gallon Album 5 Gallon Album
Posted 09-May-2006 21:13
TW Fish Master * * Fish Slave * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006	That's just it, how big do they have to be before they don't fit into a ram's mouth. Going lengthwise, this could be a while, cause the fry are skinny & maybe my rams or my greedy mollie could suck them in lengthwise. I guess it's a case of asking how long, is long? Cheers TW
Posted 10-May-2006 08:35
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Unfortunately there isn't a definite answer. If you want to raise the fry I'd keep them out of the tank as long as possible. Do you have another tank you could move them to from the breeding compartment? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 10-May-2006 15:14
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Dont risk it too soon, mollies have quite large mouths, and rams can get territorial. The sexual behaviour of the fish should also be taken into account, as sometimes harrassment can occur. Id wait until they were at least a quarter of their full adult length, that way they will be more likely to survive the abuse and not get damaged or eaten.You probably wont have to wait long, they should grow quickly.
Posted 10-May-2006 15:24
TW Fish Master * * Fish Slave * * Posts: 1947 Kudos: 278 Votes: 338 Registered: 14-Jan-2006	Thanks Therese & longhairedgit. Do you have another tank you could move them to from the breeding compartment? Unfortunately no. My small tank, which I could have used, is currently being used as a hospital for some sick sterbai & all the other tanks have fishies that could snack on them. So I still have them in the breeding nets. Cheers TW
Posted 02-Jun-2006 17:11


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