Question

[MollyMan1]

My dad owns a 55 gallon community tank. Currently, there are three pregnant fish, I think. I would like to pose a quesion. Is there anyway to tell when a fish is pretty close to giving birth? I really want to try again with baby fish. We have two fluval breeding tanks (0.3 gallons), which we could put them in to give birth. If you need pictures I have a post up and A LOT more info. Thank you.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

What kind of fish do you that are pregnant?

 

[MollyMan1]

There is a golden panda lyretail molly (massive), a mickey mouse platy, and a tuxedo swordfish

 

[MollyMan1]

I am sure about the molly being preggo, the swordfish pretty sure, and the platy I am sorta sure ish.

 

[Benji k]

My dad owns a 55 gallon community tank. Currently, there are three pregnant fish, I think. I would like to pose a quesion. Is there anyway to tell when a fish is pretty close to giving birth? I really want to try again with baby fish. We have two fluval breeding tanks (0.3 gallons), which we could put them in to give birth. If you need pictures I have a post up and A LOT more info. Thank you.

if you have lots of plants i would let them just roam free because when i bread guppy's whenever i put them in fry box i end up with lots of deformed ones and i have to cull them. because when the deformed ones are in the wild, they get eaten so they end up with no deformed guppy's so if you have plants and hiding spots i would just let nature take its place.

Good luck

 

[MollyMan1]

Good point. The rocks in the tank are pretty big so when we once had babies they hid underneath them. There is also two decorations they can hide in and I can add a third one. There are mostly a lot of artificial plants, but there is one real plant. Here is pictures of the tank and the fish. Keep in mind it is my dad's tank, so he doesn't mind algae.

 

[Benji k]

Good point. The rocks in the tank are pretty big so when we once had babies they hid underneath them. There is also two decorations they can hide in and I can add a third one. There are mostly a lot of artificial plants, but there is one real plant. Here is pictures of the tank and the fish. Keep in mind it is my dad's tank, so he doesn't mind algae.

yeah, the baby's will go hide down in the wood my fish parents didnt even eat ther fry just let them do ther thing.

 

[GaryE]

Baby livebearers seem to roll out as the mother drops them, and head straight for cover on the bottom. I used to do well with a scattering of golf ball sized rocks on the bottom, After a bit, they venture to the surface, in most cases.

 

[MollyMan1]

Baby livebearers seem to roll out as the mother drops them, and head straight for cover on the bottom. I used to do well with a scattering of golf ball sized rocks on the bottom, After a bit, they venture to the surface, in most cases.

Good idea. I think the babies we last had were able to hide pretty easily under the current substrate, so I will probably just stick with that . The last babies probably died because we took them out.

 

[GaryE]

I have seen a lot of species that don't eat their own young in a properly sized tank feast on other species. It's a thouight as to set up. Decent sized single species tanks work best.

 

[MollyMan1]

Yes. The only problem is that it is a community tank and other fish see the babies and I are like yummy! Will have to see how it plays out though. Best thing to do is keep them well fed I guess. I'm guessing the babies can eat leftover food if the catfish don't get it first. Or maybe algae on the rocks.