jessithebuckeye
Mostly New Member
Hello!
As some of you know, I bought a Gold Dust (Petco called it "Golden Panda" but oookay) Molly and named him Buzz. Turns out Buzz was a girl and was VERY pregnant and gave birth to 14 healthy baby fry on August 1st. =]
I only had a 2.5 gallon tank at the time, and quickly rushed out and bought a 10 gallon tank and a plastic "breeder net" (not really a net but more of a separator) and some small fish food. I also crushed up some flakes for them.
I am happy to report as of 20 days they ALL made it! YIPPEE!
Momma Buzz is looking tired though.
She just sits at the bottom of the tank. I've done the 10-20 percent water changes everyday, changed the filters, and scooped out some of her uneaten food. When I change the water, she swims around a bit. I noticed her belly looked really swollen. I suspect she is having another batch of fry, since I heard they can give multiple sets with no male around. She is the only adult in the tank. She also seems to have poo hanging from her hind end a lot too.
Should I be concerned that it's constipation or is she likely pregnant and about to give birth? She is not breathing heavy or gulping for air, just lazy at the bottom!
Thank you! The picture uploaded is from 4 days ago. =]
As some of you know, I bought a Gold Dust (Petco called it "Golden Panda" but oookay) Molly and named him Buzz. Turns out Buzz was a girl and was VERY pregnant and gave birth to 14 healthy baby fry on August 1st. =]
I only had a 2.5 gallon tank at the time, and quickly rushed out and bought a 10 gallon tank and a plastic "breeder net" (not really a net but more of a separator) and some small fish food. I also crushed up some flakes for them.
I am happy to report as of 20 days they ALL made it! YIPPEE!
Momma Buzz is looking tired though.
She just sits at the bottom of the tank. I've done the 10-20 percent water changes everyday, changed the filters, and scooped out some of her uneaten food. When I change the water, she swims around a bit. I noticed her belly looked really swollen. I suspect she is having another batch of fry, since I heard they can give multiple sets with no male around. She is the only adult in the tank. She also seems to have poo hanging from her hind end a lot too.
Should I be concerned that it's constipation or is she likely pregnant and about to give birth? She is not breathing heavy or gulping for air, just lazy at the bottom!
Thank you! The picture uploaded is from 4 days ago. =]
, it should have a squareish look to it when she is close to having her fry. My molly had the same problem with the poop hanging from her and that is just because she is getting over fed, so i would cut down on the amount of food you are giving her maybe 2 or 3 good sized flakes of food once a day, which is what i gave mine and see if that's makes a difference. Also a great treat for the fry would be some frozen baby brine shrimp and maybe even for the mommy some frozen brine shrimp or blood worms (they will go crazy and it is a great source of protein for them and will make them much healthier fry) 
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