Mystery Fry?

what are these little fish stuck to the wall of a small temporary betta holding tank. Female betta. Other fish include Mollies, swordtails, SAE, Corydoras and a pleco. Any ideas? There are only 2 I can see and they are NOT free swimming yet so I know it's not mollies or swordtails

Callisto405 said:

what are these little fish stuck to the wall of a small temporary betta holding tank. Female betta. Other fish include Mollies, swordtails, SAE, Corydoras and a pleco. Any ideas? There are only 2 I can see and they are NOT free swimming yet so I know it's not mollies or swordtails

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maybe it is swordtails. I know they are smaller than Molly fry

Callisto405 said:

maybe it is swordtails. I know they are smaller than Molly fry

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Here is some info I have for you about fry:

Molly fry:
Molly fry will almost always come out with some sort of coloring to them. Whether that be a mix of different colors or silver, green, whatever color your parents are. They will be long and lanky, very long tail.

Swordtail fry:
Swordtail fry will come out smaller in general when compared to molly fry. They might also be one color instead of different colors.

I would look up pictures on google as well and compare your fry with what google comes up with!

I hope this helps a bit.

Callisto405 said:

what are these little fish stuck to the wall of a small temporary betta holding tank. Female betta. Other fish include Mollies, swordtails, SAE, Corydoras and a pleco. Any ideas? There are only 2 I can see and they are NOT free swimming yet so I know it's not mollies or swordtails

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Hello,

Is that a male kribensis in the background? The photo quality makes it hard to tell.

You mentioned that the fry are not free-swimming yet - but the one in the photo appears to be swimming?

If it's from a livebearer, they should be free swimming already. It it's from almost any other type of fish, they "wriggle" on the substrate for a few days and then become free swimming.

kribensis12 said:

Hello,

Is that a male kribensis in the background? The photo quality makes it hard to tell.

You mentioned that the fry are not free-swimming yet - but the one in the photo appears to be swimming?

If it's from a livebearer, they should be free swimming already. It it's from almost any other type of fish, they "wriggle" on the substrate for a few days and then become free swimming.

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I was thinking the same thing. It looks free swimming to me...

carligraceee said:

I was thinking the same thing. It looks free swimming to me...

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If I were a betting man, I would say that's a swordtail fry. It's been probably 8+ years since I've kept swordtails, but I distinctly remember their fry having large eyes in proportion to their bodies.

Oh, how fantastic! Keep it a mystery and you'll have a pleasant surprise one day!