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deric.mathew Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 0 Votes: 1 Registered: 21-Feb-2008	I want to know how long does it take a molly fry to become mature.
Posted 21-Feb-2008 21:47
dvd_wightman Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 10 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Nov-2007	Generally 2-3 months. Tanks: 10 Gallon-2 Platies
Posted 25-Feb-2008 07:37
deric.mathew Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 0 Votes: 1 Registered: 21-Feb-2008	thanks for your reply Well now three of my mollies are pregnant. Can anyone please help me what to do now?
Posted 25-Feb-2008 11:30
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	If it were me, i'd be weeping uncontrolably. However if you actually want the mollies to survive, you should probably ensure they are in a densley planted tank. Alternativley, you can use one of the ready-made-off-the-shelf breeding trap type things that sit on the top of your tank that are specifically aimed at livebearers.
Posted 25-Feb-2008 20:17
deric.mathew Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 0 Votes: 1 Registered: 21-Feb-2008	Well I want to know how much time does a molly fry need to swin after they are born. Also I want to know that from when I must feed them and also what to feed the fry
Posted 26-Feb-2008 18:10
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	what you need to feed the fry is totaly based upon what your tank is lke. if it is heavily planted the first few weeks they will feed on infusiora arround the plants. and if it is not heavily planted might i suggest you go buy s breeder trap or some "baby keeper" plastic plants. you can take the babies and put them in a small tank, jar or tupperware with an air stone, you can feed them any combination of the following: finely crushed flake, liquid fry food (LIQUIFRY), baby brine shrimp, green water, daphnia, infusiora, and other specific live fry foods (see aquabid.com for live cultures for less $$). just make sure you mix it up so they get good and healthy. depending upon the amount of fry that survive, you will eventually need like a tengallon plus outgrow tank. you probably wont wan to keep that many mollies and so you can sell them to a LFS, friends, or neighbors. just remember, to ensure fry safety, make sure there are no other fish in the tank. once you can accomplish multiple batches of fry, you can accomplish to bring in a bit of income to purchase more stuf for the fry, and your other tank(s)... \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 27-Feb-2008 03:50


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