Hello, New fish hobbyist, turn fish breeder by accident!!!

[beach]

Hello everyone. I am new to the world of fish. My grandkids moved in with us at the beginning of the pandemic. They wanted a fish tank and their mom bought them a 20 gallon tank. Well, they ended up moving out in July and moving back to Indiana. I knew they couldn't take the tank and I had started to really like the fish, so I decided to keep it. I have really been enjoying my fish!! About a month ago I discovered a baby fish, just a single one. I was able to get into a floating breeding tank, later to transfer it to a one gallon tank until it got big enough to transfer back to my 20 gallon. So after doing research I discovered that my black Molly was the only female in the tank of 6 fish. two glow tetras, two guppies and two mollies. I just came back from a 10 day trip and discovered my black molly was nice and fat!!!! I figured out she was about due any day. I put her in my little floating breeder tank and she just delivered about 15 or so babies. I took her out of the floating tank that the babies are in and put her a different floating tank. I tried to put her back in the main tank but the male Molly was relentless in pursing her. I was afraid it would stress her so I put her back into the other floating tank. I don't know when to put her back in the main tank. I am afraid I am stressing her out. When should she go back into the main tank? (I do know that she will get pregnant again, I might let nature take its course, with other fish eating them) thanks-- accidental fish breeder!!!

 

[Retired Viking]

Hello and welcome to the forum Mollies, guppies and platys all seem to have a lot of fry. I have 12 platy fry that have grown big enough to give away. I alos have 20-30 guppy fry in my guppy tank. They reproduce like rabbits. I wish I could get my tetras to have a few fry.

 

[AilyNC]

Welcome I would put her back in the main tank. Mollies need good swimming space in a tank of 90cm/36" length. She will get stressed in the breeder box. It's often recommended to have 1 male to 2/3 female mollies to spread out the male harassment.

The fry can go back in main tank after a few weeks. I've started leaving my Fry in the tank from birth. I've 12 platy fry at different sizes

 

[beach]

Welcome I would put her back in the main tank. Mollies need good swimming space in a tank of 90cm/36" length. She will get stressed in the breeder box. It's often recommended to have 1 male to 2/3 female mollies to spread out the male harassment.

The fry can go back in main tank after a few weeks. I've started leaving my Fry in the tank from birth. I've 12 platy fry at different sizes

Thanks I did put her back in this afternoon, I felt like she was stressed being in the breeder tank, I just hope I didn't stress her too much, she seems quiet and hanging near the bottom of the tank.

 

[itiwhetu]

Lots of plant on the surface of the tank for the fry to hide in

 

[vanalisa]

Welcome !

 

[Koglin]

Welcome to the forum!

Out of curiosity, do you have any live plants in the tank?