wat to do with baby fish

CAT_MAN · 08-25-2007, 09:27 AM

okay wat happened was i was sleeping and when i woke up my fish had all these little babies and i dont kno wat to do with them how do i take care of them?????

shade2dope · 08-25-2007, 09:37 AM

well it help if you told use what kind of fish it is that had the babys .

CAT_MAN · 08-25-2007, 09:39 AM

the kind of fish it was is a molly
sorry bout that

Ice Prince · 08-25-2007, 10:31 AM

if you have an extra tank with no other fish or you have a breeder net put them in there if you want to save them otherwise they will get eaten. the fry will love baby brine shrimp and should take very fine crushed flakes.you can release them into a tank with bigger fish as soon as they are bigger than the biggest fish's mouth.

**Scuba Kid** · 08-25-2007, 11:55 AM

Feed them to larger fish.

If you really want to raise them though, it would be wise to set up a small fry tank with a sponge filter. Or you could just make sure there is plenty of cover in the main tank and hope the parents don't consume of them. What size tank are they in now? What other fish are with the mollies?

CAT_MAN · 08-25-2007, 05:35 PM

Umm Actually All The Fish In The Tank Are The Same They Are All Mollies And I Have The Babies Seperated From The Mother ...but The Babies Are At The Bottom Of The Thing I Have Them In...are They Dead Do U Think?

Fish Muffin · 08-25-2007, 07:47 PM

There fine im pretty sure. The birth jsut stresses them out. let them relax then tommorow post back if there okay or not...

phat fish · 08-28-2007, 06:34 PM

the parents will eat them if you dont seperate them....please dont let the lilins get eaten
they make food for the babies too its called...first bites it comes in a litttle green package

Fish Muffin · 08-29-2007, 10:14 AM

The parents will not eat there own, I know that for a fact.

**Scuba Kid** · 08-29-2007, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Fish Muffin

The parents will not eat there own, I know that for a fact.

No you don't.

Adult livebearers will eat their own young. I suggest you do a little bit more research before giving any sort of advice to others.

sarah5775 · 09-09-2007, 10:43 PM

I can vouch for the fact that mollies eat their own babies. Congratulations on your fry- if you have a whole tank of mollies, there will be many more.

Hikari first bites are good food for babies- until you get them, crinkle up regular fish food REALLY small. You will be amazed at how fast these little ones grow!!

lochness · 02-13-2008, 07:57 AM

if you dont have a separate tank, adding more plants (into the substrate and floating ones) and decorations like wood, caves etc will help the babies hide and survive on their own - even placing a few plants in a cluster bunch off to the sides of a tank help the fry since the adults will be too big or won't bother trying to fight their way thru all that mess and be sure to keep the adults fed just a lil bit more while the babies are growing - also, make a few extra water changes - about 25% every 3 days just to keep the ammonia down with the extra bio-load of babies and food. BTW congratz!

ps. livebearing adults will eat their fry, even egglayers do - it's Nature's way of culling the weak from the strong - and do not despair if some babies don't survive - that is Nature also taking its course whether we like it or not, of course we try to prevent this much of the time being the fish geeks we are

Tim97 · 02-13-2008, 08:09 AM

of course, the stronger, smarter fish survive while the ones with defects or weaknesses are eaten, and cant pass on there genes. (until of course, we interfere and sometimes begin weakening the fishes through bad breeding).

anyway, if you have the babies in one of them live bearer hatcheries (which is what it sounds like) then the babies will be ok. return the female back to the tank.

if you don't, and the female is in the main tank; presuming you only got a community tank or one tank only, with enough cover you will have 5-10 babies survive, which is plenty for a single tank.

if your serious about breeding them, do a bit more research

dogsare4losers · 02-28-2008, 04:07 PM

Quote:

The parents will not eat there own, I know that for a fact.

I just had to add...I watched the parent of my fry eat a baby. It was sad

. It just swallowed it with no pity...

08-25-2007, 09:27 AM	#1
CAT_MAN Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 5	wat to do with baby fish okay wat happened was i was sleeping and when i woke up my fish had all these little babies and i dont kno wat to do with them how do i take care of them?????

08-25-2007, 09:37 AM	#2
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	well it help if you told use what kind of fish it is that had the babys . __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

08-25-2007, 11:55 AM	#5
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	Feed them to larger fish. If you really want to raise them though, it would be wise to set up a small fry tank with a sponge filter. Or you could just make sure there is plenty of cover in the main tank and hope the parents don't consume of them. What size tank are they in now? What other fish are with the mollies? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

08-25-2007, 07:47 PM	#7
Fish Muffin Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 51	There fine im pretty sure. The birth jsut stresses them out. let them relax then tommorow post back if there okay or not... __________________ ~ 55 Gallon Tank ~ ~ 2 Oscars ~ 1 Pleco ~ 75 Gallon Tank ~ ~ 3 Piranas ~ Works in Progress ~ ~ 10 Gallon Highly Planted Tank ~ ~ 20 Gallon Reef Tank ~

08-28-2007, 06:34 PM	#8
phat fish Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 65	the parents will eat them if you dont seperate them....please dont let the lilins get eaten they make food for the babies too its called...first bites it comes in a litttle green package __________________ 1 beta 20 long- 2 red eared sliders(babies) 25 gal- 2 ghoast fish(m,f) 3 mixed fruit tetra 1 snail 1 Pond (in the process of making another) 55 gal- 2 oscars(black(3"),albano(2 1/2")) 2 bala sharks(tri color sharks)(2 1/2")(being moved) 1 pleco(7") 1 red fined shark(3")(beingmoved) 1 clown knife(5")(being moved) 1 budgie

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08-25-2007, 09:39 AM	#3
CAT_MAN Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 5	the kind of fish it was is a molly sorry bout that

08-25-2007, 10:31 AM	#4
Ice Prince Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 15 Posts: 345	if you have an extra tank with no other fish or you have a breeder net put them in there if you want to save them otherwise they will get eaten. the fry will love baby brine shrimp and should take very fine crushed flakes.you can release them into a tank with bigger fish as soon as they are bigger than the biggest fish's mouth.

08-25-2007, 05:35 PM	#6
CAT_MAN Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 5	Umm Actually All The Fish In The Tank Are The Same They Are All Mollies And I Have The Babies Seperated From The Mother ...but The Babies Are At The Bottom Of The Thing I Have Them In...are They Dead Do U Think?

08-29-2007, 10:14 AM	#9
Fish Muffin Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 51	The parents will not eat there own, I know that for a fact. __________________ ~ 55 Gallon Tank ~ ~ 2 Oscars ~ 1 Pleco ~ 75 Gallon Tank ~ ~ 3 Piranas ~ Works in Progress ~ ~ 10 Gallon Highly Planted Tank ~ ~ 20 Gallon Reef Tank ~

09-09-2007, 10:43 PM	#11
sarah5775 Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 14	I can vouch for the fact that mollies eat their own babies. Congratulations on your fry- if you have a whole tank of mollies, there will be many more. Hikari first bites are good food for babies- until you get them, crinkle up regular fish food REALLY small. You will be amazed at how fast these little ones grow!! __________________ Proud 'mommy' of : 3 hermit crabs 3 gold barbs 4 platies 3 black longfin tetras 5 neon tetra 5 leapard danios 3 guppies, 10 guppy fry 1 gold dust molly and between 5-7 molly fry 2 bettas 3 goldfish 1 tai devil crab

02-13-2008, 07:57 AM	#12
lochness Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Age: 39 Posts: 382	if you dont have a separate tank, adding more plants (into the substrate and floating ones) and decorations like wood, caves etc will help the babies hide and survive on their own - even placing a few plants in a cluster bunch off to the sides of a tank help the fry since the adults will be too big or won't bother trying to fight their way thru all that mess and be sure to keep the adults fed just a lil bit more while the babies are growing - also, make a few extra water changes - about 25% every 3 days just to keep the ammonia down with the extra bio-load of babies and food. BTW congratz! ps. livebearing adults will eat their fry, even egglayers do - it's Nature's way of culling the weak from the strong - and do not despair if some babies don't survive - that is Nature also taking its course whether we like it or not, of course we try to prevent this much of the time being the fish geeks we are __________________ 90g Reg - click to view pics on photobucket

02-13-2008, 08:09 AM	#13
Tim97 Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 19	of course, the stronger, smarter fish survive while the ones with defects or weaknesses are eaten, and cant pass on there genes. (until of course, we interfere and sometimes begin weakening the fishes through bad breeding). anyway, if you have the babies in one of them live bearer hatcheries (which is what it sounds like) then the babies will be ok. return the female back to the tank. if you don't, and the female is in the main tank; presuming you only got a community tank or one tank only, with enough cover you will have 5-10 babies survive, which is plenty for a single tank. if your serious about breeding them, do a bit more research

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