Fry

[ancient11]

I love Mollies and Platy's but they are having Fry like crazy. I counted 42 in 1/2 my tank ( Im certain I missed quite a few ) and you can't net them without tearing your tank up. When they get a little older the Bio load is going to be too much for the filter. Their are 3 more that look like they are going to bust they are so big.
I didn't feed the fish for two days hoping they would eat a few but no luck and I can't take them to a LFS. Suggestions???

 

[Back in the fold]

They'll be fine for a couple months. They won't grow appreciably for a little while. Feed them and enjoy them. Maybe catch one or two by siphoning at water changes.

 

[JuiceBox52]

If you want them to stop mating you need to have the males separated. Either put a divider or get a new tank for the fry let them grow until they are large enough to catch and then offer them on craigslist or something

 

[ancient11]

They'll be fine for a couple months. They won't grow appreciably for a little while. Feed them and enjoy them. Maybe catch one or two by siphoning at water changes.

Back in the day ( in the late 1940's ) when I was in the hobby before, the biggest problem was that they were swallowed as fast as they popped out, you were extremely lucky to have one or two to survive. Now all of them survive, the surprises never stop.