Have your fry lived when not separated from tank?

[Fish_n_Frys]

Hey,

I have some fry and my tank isn't very full so im starting to think if u have a not so full tank that leaving fry in the tank isn't such a bad idea? But if its kinda full it is as they will be eaten?

Any ideas?

 

[Jen21]

I have a pretty full tank and they all usually get eaten.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

The only fry I had was two small batchs of mollies but they all died

 

[Carl]

i voted Yes a few because i am over run with sail fin molly's i gave a load away and can't get rid of them fast enough swordfish were like that but one of my 2 two Big 4" Female turned into a male so don't have that problem anymore with them

 

[LifeBear]

When my mollies first started having babies I always took them out. Then I got way too many fry, so I stopped. When they had babies after that, I left them in with the adults. Most would get eaten, but a few survived.

 

[paulthegreat]

I have never had a fry last more then five days in the main tank, not even after having them in a trap for three weeks. That is why I have a fry tank.

 

[fishyyy]

Usually, when my guppies have fry, I put them in the fry tank, but once I left 3 in the main tank, and they all survived (theyre about 2 months old right now...).

 

[raeburter]

I took all as i got alot plants in my tank to protect them

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Well a long time ago i got some beautiful platy fry, i left them in the main tank and 5days later they were all eaten. I then got a fry tank and now all is well.

 

[raeburter]

If i got a fry tank when can i transfer the fry to my adult tank(age)

 

[rachel21]

i left my fry in my adult tank as my smaller tank is already full with my first batch of fry. in the last 3 months we've had 2 sets of molly fry! 1 survived from the first lot and we have 7 born about 2 weeks ago now and they're all still there.

 

[debiasir]

I voted yes. my fish gave 7 fry and they are now about 1.5 cms long and very healthy. they were kept in the manin tank with other adult guppys and survived

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I suppose most of it depends on what fish are in the with the fry- guppy fry are far less likely to be eaten by adult guppys than say, tiger barbs, which would much them up as soon as they were born.

 

[littleme1969]

The trick is making sure you have lots of cover!.. lots off bog wood/plants.. places to hide. That way the fitest will survive. I have platys in a 95g community along with 5 huge red rainbows that love anything small and wiggly to eat, but some always survive.. you dont see them at first but as they get a little bigger and braver they start to venture out to feed and your suprised by just how many new commers you have. On the plus side I think its far better for the moms to be left.. far less stressful so your not risking their health either. Good luck with it

 

[Booboo puppy]

I didn't realize my mama platy was pregnant. Then suddenly there were eight babies. I still have eight babies, but they're almost full grown size now. The next time only one survived (again I didn't realize she was pregnant). He is also still around.