I came home to fry in my tank, any advice would be very helpful!

[BookWorm243]

I have been throwing the Idea around for awhile now that my molly might be pregnant. Today I got my answer! I noticed my fish were smiwwing around the tank like crazy but I didn't think anything of it at the time. Well I went to feed them this afternoon and there were little fry swimming around. I feel so dumb now the whole time they have been eating the fry

I was able to save 5 fry and I have them in a huge mason jar ( used for sprouting seeds

) right now. I am going to be moving them into a 5 Gallon tank. Can I just feed them the fish food flakes I feed the other fish? Will she have more fry? and how soon? Please let me know if there is anything else I should be doing.

Thank You!

 

[thekid]

Yes she will have more fry, not sure how soon but she will have more. And if your putting them in a 5 gallon use a sponge filter or no filter, if you use a filter other than a sponge filter the babies might get sucked up and die. And for food http://www.aquariumfish.net/information/raising_baby_fish.htm#4 this method will work for any baby livebearer

 

[goldfinches]

get something in your tank like breeding grass so the next time, the babies have someplace to hide.