Baby Fry?

[newcastlelas]

hey all,

I knew my dalmation molly was pregnant but didnt expect her to drop so soon, I have counted 6 babies (alive) but only managed to catch 5 i currently have them in a glass. only thing is am at work tomorrow and wont be able to get a breader net, i can only go out on thursday to get one, Can i keep my baby fry in this net untill thursday afternoon? or will it stress them out to much , let me know what you think, thanks (i have also attached some picks of the 1 fry i couldnt catch hiding in my tank very sweet)

Leann

 

[JenCliBee]

first of all congrats

they should be fine in that net but i would put somethink for them 2 rest on when i used 2 keep live bearers the adults used 2 kill the fry through the net when they laid on the bottom of it


jen

 

[newcastlelas]

first of all congrats

they should be fine in that net but i would put somethink for them 2 rest on when i used 2 keep live bearers the adults used 2 kill the fry through the net when they laid on the bottom of it


jen

thank you!! am just so happy i know i have at least 6 alive ! ,
aww am not sure what i have! i could put some gravel on the bottm of the net would that help?
or i have a kitchen sponge brand new if i cut the scruber top off could i use that at the bottem of the net?

 

[Bubblenester]

thank you!! am just so happy i know i have at least 6 alive ! ,
aww am not sure what i have! i could put some gravel on the bottm of the net would that help?
or i have a kitchen sponge brand new if i cut the scruber top off could i use that at the bottem of the net?

Kitchen sponges contain antibacterial agents that may kill your fish. Do you have any real or fake plants that will fit in the net? They will like having a place to hide and that may help keep them off the bottom of the net.

 

[newcastlelas]

I think av sorted it.. this is what av done its a plastic container (inside the fishing net i have) with some gravel inside so they can hide around in.. and the water flows in through the top so its getting some circulation this is best i can do am affraid at the moment untill i get a proper net.. let me know what you think
Leann

 

[missigfunk]

congrats on your little babies!!!!!!!


i too had a suprise drop from one of my platys. mine are in one of those floating plastic breeding containers, you should see the angels and gouramis trying to eat them through the plastic


atleast now your fry will be more safe with that plastic container around them

 

[AussieTimmeh]

I'm not really convinced this is a good solution, however it's the best you have right now I guess. I had a similar setup for some catfish fry, only I had large holes in the side of the plastic container, covered in flyscreen to let more water through and keep the fish out, and even with this extra water flow, it just doesn't let the waste of the fry get out. The water just gets so toxic in the small area.

In your situation, I'd scoop up some tank water and pour it into the plastic container from time to time to cycle the water / toxins out of the container. I'm not sure about all fry, but catfish fry are extremely dirty and the water gets toxic real fast. Obviously don't do it so hard that the fry come out but you have the net there just in case.

Also just leaving them in a soft net by themselves was a worse idea for me, my sharks sucked the babies through the soft net and sucked them to death.

Good luck with them, let us know how you go.

 

[newcastlelas]

hey thanks for the advice they are doing good 1 died but he was not that good when i caught him yesterday anyway,

but i was doing some vacuming and 3 more was inside the vacum tube! still alive! haha so i put them in with there siblings now we have 7 fry there could be more in the tank but i cannot see good because i have poor lighting in the livingroom (besides the fish tank light haha) and its night time now so i might have a little gentle play with the gravel tomorrow to see if i can find more oh yer and i have just found a another baby fry TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO THE others i have i think its a platy fry but they are suposed to be smaller than mollys if i attach a pick can any1 tell me how old it is.. it looks like my mickeymouse platy but she was to young to have babies.. only other orange fish is a male balloon molly and a rainbow platty ( but hardly any orange) thanks PS i have also discoverd my snail not sure what type tho.

Leann

 

[newcastlelas]

just to let you all know i have a breeding trap container now am not at home so i dont have any pics .. and i now have 9 fry all together (2 platy i believe) and i saw 3 snails haha..
So its all sorted now thanks for your help,

Leann

 

[Jodiem]

just to let you all know i have a breeding trap container now am not at home so i dont have any pics .. and i now have 9 fry all together (2 platy i believe) and i saw 3 snails haha..
So its all sorted now thanks for your help,

Leann

congrats on the fry, im hoping to have mickey mouse fry soon once the fish shop gets the mickey mouse platys anyway and i would squash n kill those snails NOW!! I got caught in that trap of aww a little snail and they multipied and they dirty u tank, and do nothing but breed i had about 100 but they died (woo) but my little tank is overflowing with them!!

hope this helps
Jodie

 

[newcastlelas]

just to let you all know i have a breeding trap container now am not at home so i dont have any pics .. and i now have 9 fry all together (2 platy i believe) and i saw 3 snails haha..
So its all sorted now thanks for your help,

Leann

congrats on the fry, im hoping to have mickey mouse fry soon once the fish shop gets the mickey mouse platys anyway and i would squash n kill those snails NOW!! I got caught in that trap of aww a little snail and they multipied and they dirty u tank, and do nothing but breed i had about 100 but they died (woo) but my little tank is overflowing with them!!

hope this helps
Jodie

well i have a plec in there so maybe it will eat some??? lmao.. but i will be geting rid of my plec soon soo.. if i find that i have to many nails i will just take them to a LFS or, give 1 or 2 to my friends.. or find a nice river haha ** oh and thanks on the congrats

 

[lilfishie]

congrats on the fry, the pleco won't eat the snails but a few loaches will, the other fry looks platy to me

 

[newcastlelas]

congrats on the fry, the pleco won't eat the snails but a few loaches will, the other fry looks platy to me

thank you!, yer i think i have another platy too but its not orange its white/gray colour i havnt got a photo but i can tell by the shape of its fin's and it has black vains on the fins haha but what i dont understand is, my pregnant platy hasnt given birth yet she is very big still, and hasnt turned square yet if u get me. and my mickeymouse platy looks still too young to 'get pregnant!' haha.. do you have any idea how old the platy's could be? i heard they are born alot smaller than molly fry.
thanks,
Leann

 

[lilfishie]

i'd say probably a week old, looks about the size of mine of that age (comparing to new born molly size)

the other could of been pregnant but only had a few because she's young, i think with platies they can breed any time after 12 weeks, or as soon as sexable

 

[newcastlelas]

haha ahh ok no problem. i guess a few have been eaten also but at least i have 10 better than none i guess. i cannot wait to see what they look like when theygrow up