advise please :)

[jamiejay09]

hello all,

ive had mollies in every tank ive ever had and ive been successful in breeding most my females. In my 10g fry tank is 2 fry that have been there about 2 months now, and 3 that have been there about a week. i want advise as i want to release one of the fry which is looking big enough for the main tank but dont know if i should.. any suggestions ? i really dont want to lose it so should i just leave him in the 10g for a bit longer ? hes developed all his spots ( hes a dalmation molly) and doesnt like eating the fry food anymore, he prefers the good stuff, i.e.. flakes, bloodworms hes about 1cm long (if that helps ) lol

thanks

 

[jamiejay09]

oh also, will the release be possible yet looking at the fish in the main tank,, will they eat him even at this length, which is barely 1/2 an inch .

 

[littletankbigworld]

If you have a planted tank with plenty of places to hide and a weak filter, he/she should be fine. If your filter is very strong, you can always place the toe end of a pair of panty-hose around the intake if it is a hang-on-the-back filter.

 

[bassbonediva]

I'm not trusting my 3/4" platy fry in the big tank yet, even with plenty of places to hide. Of course, I've got some voracious hunters in the tank he'd go in (female bettas, female guppies and guppy juvies), so he won't be going in there until he's AT LEAST 1.5".

I just found TWELVE platy fry in the "Tank of Doom" (my 20gH) that I'm tearing down! Now I have to figure out what to do with all of them until they're big enough to sell to the LFS.

 

[Newman]

I'd grow him out to 1.5" too before rehoming him...

 

[jamiejay09]

thankyou for the advise

 

[actiondave13]

My platy had 12 fry and I had the same issue. I waited 3 months and they were fine. They look so cool in the main tank. The rule is if they are small enough to fit in the other fish's mouth do not put them in.