:wub: I have over 60 mollies now, what do i do?

[Chigga]

Its getting out of control, they're all brothers and sisters but I don't know what to do with so many.

 

[Ben]

sell them to your local lfs,

or use them as feeder fish if you have bigger fish that will eat them, or if that sickens you, keep them and they'll breed

 

[willywonka099]

cichlids LOVE fry most of hte time and lfs will usually take mollys off ur hand for stre credit $2 a pice sometimes for 1 inch. + but i mean u really want to get rid trade for like 25c or something what type of mollies are they ?

 

[ruffmeister]

sell them go to all your lfs and see if they will take them even if they trade in for them thats a bonus cause you didnt do exactly any work to make them breed you just added water lol

 

[ferrikins]

Its getting out of control, they're all brothers and sisters but I don't know what to do with so many.

where abouts are you, someone close to you, maybe be able to take them off ya hands.

 

[sunflower]

Yeah give them to other fish-keepers, or your lfs (some will even buy them from you or give you store credit in return).

Psssst - Just dont use them as feeders if you're in the UK (cos it's illegal!!!)

 

[willywonka099]

illegal to breed feeder fish ??? that's like saying its illegal to feed snakes mice ... in the wild many fish upon other things eat live bearers .... wich would explain the numbers of fish and there ability to be on their own after a short time

 

[Da_Oz]

I have heard that there is some places that it ilegal to breed something just to feed it something else. I have never seen this law with my eyes or knew someone personal that when to the pen for doing this.

 

[willywonka099]

it would be hard to pin that on someone ...... "but officer i thought the little fish needed a larger fish as a good influence" lol

 

[littleme1969]

Psssst - Just dont use them as feeders if you're in the UK (cos it's illegal!!!)

Yes I think thats true. You're not allowed to feed live mice etc to snakes in the UK. They have to be killed humanely and then frozen. Same with chicks also. All are bought frozen and thawed in hot water before feeding. So I guess its the same with the fish . So if you want to put them to sleep..then feed them.... that will be OK
We British have our stiff upper lip to live upto you know!!
Must be seen to do the right thing!!.. Lead by example etc...


***Holds breath and waits for the type written battering that will commence***

 

[Nekukurai]

Littleme1969,

I just wanted to mention the breathtaking display of tanks you have in your photo there. I love it!

Neku

 

[littleme1969]

Littleme1969,

I just wanted to mention the breathtaking display of tanks you have in your photo there. I love it!

Neku

Lol Thankyou for the wonderfull comment

 

[SnowyzMom]

You can certainly sell or give them to your local lfs....we only have one and she has a hard time getting in fish, it's a long distance haul that jacks up her prices to cover it, so I give her my extra guppies. It's my charitable thing, plus, as a matter of pride, I only give her cute fish so she likes me(bcs she can make money off my fish of course! ) Just don't get so exasperated that you try releasing them into the local stream or pond. I don't think you would ever do that but some people try it. Craaaazy. Congrats by the way on being such a good fish keeper that your mollies are acting like rabbits!

I don't think, no matter WHAT I owned, that I could thaw out baby chicks and then feed them to a snake. EWWWWWW. But then I'm in Canada where big tanks of feeder goldfish are regularly kept in all big city pet stores. One of my daughter's friends regularly buys feeder goldfish bcs she doesn't want them getting munched on! Awwwww.... Our local vet raises very CUTE hooded rats (some of which he sells) just to keep his two boas fed! Definitely outside the British law for sure, but he rescued the snakes from being abandoned and I guess you can't feed 8 foot snakes Cheerios. They're cute snakes, and I don't mind holding them but I ain't goin over there during suppertime.

 

[lee_an]

aRE the 60 fish fry or adults.
Adults can be sold or given away as food.you should also take away all the lousier mollies to improve the line