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chizunk Enthusiast Posts: 160 Kudos: 164 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	i have a sunrise molly who is within days of giving birth and is in a breeders net wen the babies are born should i take out the mother to prevent her from eating the fry or do they need her
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	Take her out. She'll eat them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
chizunk Enthusiast Posts: 160 Kudos: 164 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	thank you for replying to me and helping me out
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	Yes she will eat them, they need to be in a plastic breeder what hangs on the tank, or a tank of their own, or some fishkeepers let them take their chance in the main tank, if they are plenty of hiding spaces they will survive, feed crushed flakes, and baby brime strimp.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
chizunk Enthusiast Posts: 160 Kudos: 164 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	i have the mother in a breeding net and its gonna have all the babies
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	Don't like the nets they stress the mother out to much, their is see through plastic breeders where the babies can swim below from the mother,I collect the babies when they are born and put them in a special breeder container that hangs on the front of the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Meg's Mom Enthusiast Posts: 208 Kudos: 435 Votes: 10 Registered: 25-Mar-2004	If you already have her in the breeding net, it is probably best to leave her there until after the fry are born. I think it would stress her out more if you try to move her now. Good luck and let us know how it all goes !!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	Same as meg's mom says good luck and let us no how it goes. Last edited by kitty163 at 19-Oct-2004 15:51
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
chizunk Enthusiast Posts: 160 Kudos: 164 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	ok thank you all for your help as soon as they are born i will notify u and tell everyone how it went but shes doing good and shes eating and swimming(as much as she can in the little net) so ill let you know soon
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47


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