I curently have a 29 gallon tank with a serious baby problem. I thought it was really cool at first but its now getting out of hand , h......y little buggers seem to reproduce at least once every 2 months or so lol. My last count was getting close to 50+ fry of different size and age.
The problem I am starting to face is the obvious rise of amonia and nitrite. My tank is fairly heavily planted with java moss and lemon grass along with some others and my 3 adult female mollies are starting to suck air at the surface which concerns me. The plattys seem to be ok for now. BTW thats all i have, are platties (8 adult) and the 2 sailfin mollies.
I do have a spare 10 gallon tank that is empty now. Should I set it up for the fry till I can sell them to the lfs ?. If so how and what should I put in it ? My Amonia in the main is already at .5
I started doing daily 10 percent water changes and put in a couple of extra airstones. this seems to help them a bit
The LFS said he couldnt take em till they were at least an inch long , as no one would want them for anything but feeder fish
Thanks for any help
The problem I am starting to face is the obvious rise of amonia and nitrite. My tank is fairly heavily planted with java moss and lemon grass along with some others and my 3 adult female mollies are starting to suck air at the surface which concerns me. The plattys seem to be ok for now. BTW thats all i have, are platties (8 adult) and the 2 sailfin mollies.
I do have a spare 10 gallon tank that is empty now. Should I set it up for the fry till I can sell them to the lfs ?. If so how and what should I put in it ? My Amonia in the main is already at .5
I started doing daily 10 percent water changes and put in a couple of extra airstones. this seems to help them a bit
The LFS said he couldnt take em till they were at least an inch long , as no one would want them for anything but feeder fish
Thanks for any help