Fry!

[molly girl]

i'm so happy! my balloon molly, yoko ono, just had fry! i'm worried, though because yoko is just kind of floating around now. she's breathing, and will sorta sit up if i touch her gently. do you think she'll be ok? i don't know if she's tired, or what.

 

[lilfishie]

has her breatheing increased/decreased? how do you mean floating? right way up? what are you water stats?
might be nothing but better to be sure

 

[molly girl]

her breathing is fine, she's on her side.... i don't have any test strips right now but it's the same water that is in the community tank where she was this morning.

 

[lilfishie]

maybe the fry have somehow damaged her swim bladder, try the emergency section as i have no idea what this could be, sorry i can't help you any further

 

[dane261]

when she swims away then stops does she tilt to the side and float to the top if so i beileve her swim bladder has gone

 

[molly girl]

she doesnt really swim much, but when she does it doesn't look like a swim bladder problem. i've dealt with that before. she just floats on her side.

 

[molly girl]

oh nooo! so many of the babies have died! i don't know why... the water's fine...

 

[snow_daisy]

How is Yoko now? how many babies are left?

 

[molly girl]

Yoko died... there are 3 babies left, and 2 of them are looking pretty good. they're active and aren't looking sluggish.

 

[molly girl]

i've come to the conclusion that she was long overdue. when i brought her home, she was enormous, and stayed that way for another 3 weeks. it must've been too hard on her little body. and i assume it also hurt the majority of the babies, too, which is why they died... i am very grateful for my 3 remaining little ones. they're doing very well, so that's good news. thanks for your help guys!

 

[scorphonic]

Ah thats terrible news, but thankfully three survived!!

 

[lilfishie]

sorry to heasr about your losses, hope the other three survive

 

[matty101]

from many losses comes the 3 golden fihs..hope they survive and grow up to be big and strong sorry to hear about YOKO

 

[molly girl]

good news!

a little fry that was born in the community tank showed up out of the plants! he was swimming around like he owned the place, haha, but i moved him to where he'd be safe. so 4 fry!

thanks guys!