Babies!!

[Gouramiwhisperer]

So on Saturday night/Sunday morning, my black molly had babies!! There is 14 of them and They’re in a 20 gallon long tank with 3 black Molly’s, a silver molly, and a Siamese algae eater. I’m going to be bringing the babies home with me and put them into a 10 gallon by themselves so I can watch them a little bit better and hopefully get them big and healthy! My question is, how do I feed them? I bought frozen baby shrimp but the only other thing I have that could feed them is flakes. Any tips on anything to do would be very appreciated!!

 

[wishuponafish]

Flakes are fine, I feed mine a combination of flakes and algae wafers.

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

Flakes are fine, I feed mine a combination of flakes and algae wafers.

Okay so just crush the flakes up into tiny pieces right? Or will they just take their bite off of a bigger piece?

 

[Sprinkle]

Your tank is too small for siamese algae eater and they are schooling fish and you would need a 30 gallon long for a school of 4 SAEs.

As in for molly fry, cultured live vinegar eels or any other one will give the babies a good start. I would give them finely grinded fish flakes.

 

[wishuponafish]

They'll nibble on them once they get soft and mushy. They might not have an appetite for the first few days though.

 

[TWiG87]

As others have said, you Should be fine with the crushed flakes and baby brine shrimp. I think HikarI even makes a fry specific food as well

 

[Sprinkle]

As others have said, you Should be fine with the crushed flakes and baby brine shrimp. I think HikarI even makes a fry specific food as well

HikarI First Bites

 

[jake37]

From everything I have read solo sae do fine; but otherwise I agree the tank is too small as they get very large and like a bit of swimming room.

Also mollies love algae so if you plants in your tank that is a bonus. My little guppies are always nibbling on algae all day long - as well as aggressively pursing flakes.

Your tank is too small for siamese algae eater and they are schooling fish and you would need a 30 gallon long for a school of 4 SAEs.

As in for molly fry, cultured live vinegar eels or any other one will give the babies a good start. I would give them finely grinded fish flakes.

 

[Sprinkle]

From everything I have read solo sae do fine; but otherwise I agree the tank is too small as they get very large and like a bit of swimming room.

Also mollies love algae so if you plants in your tank that is a bonus. My little guppies are always nibbling on algae all day long - as well as aggressively pursing flakes.

Guppies, mollies, swordtails and platies are fish that need algae in their diet.

SAE needs a school and plenty of swimming space. Chinese aglae eater will do fine solo and need a 55-75 gallon tank and lots of protein in it's diet.

 

[KribensisLover1]

Molly babies are so cute. I had golden panda mollies and they are adorable!

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

Your tank is too small for siamese algae eater and they are schooling fish and you would need a 30 gallon long for a school of 4 SAEs.

As in for molly fry, cultured live vinegar eels or any other one will give the babies a good start. I would give them finely grinded fish flakes.

He’s growing out in this tank just to clear up some algae. He will be going into a 65 with 4 other buddies! Thank you!!

Molly babies are so cute. I had golden panda mollies and they are adorable!

I know I just keep watching them all day!

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

As others have said, you Should be fine with the crushed flakes and baby brine shrimp. I think HikarI even makes a fry specific food as well

Okay thank you!!

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

From everything I have read solo sae do fine; but otherwise I agree the tank is too small as they get very large and like a bit of swimming room.

Also mollies love algae so if you plants in your tank that is a bonus. My little guppies are always nibbling on algae all day long - as well as aggressively pursing flakes.

I’m going to be taking him to my home aquarium with 4 other sae’s in a 65 gallon! And yes our mollies eat EVERYTHING! At first I was confused why they were eating our plants and constantly grazing at the bottom but have found out most are like that!

 

[qldmick]

I put some flakes in a zip lock sandwich bag and rub between my finger, then you have a resealable bag of fine powder food ready to go for your babies.

 

[Sprinkle]

He’s growing out in this tank just to clear up some algae. He will be going into a 65 with 4 other buddies! Thank you!!

Great to hear! So you actually had more in a bigger tank?

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

I put some flakes in a zip lock sandwich bag and rub between my finger, then you have a resealable bag of fine powder food ready to go for your babies.

That’s a good idea!! Thank you!!

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

Great to hear! So you actually had more in a bigger tank?

Yeah I I had them all in the 65 gallon at home but the was off of work for a couple weeks and when I came back the fish tank was completely covered in algae so I brought the smallest one so he could take care of it!

 

[Darm]

Mine go nuts over daphnia. They also like grazing on algae.