Too much molly fry what to do?

[DaniosForever]

I got 4 black mollies ( 1 male 3 females) and I got way too much fry. I am thinking of adding some sort of predator like an angelfish to keep the fry population under control but I gotta wait a while for that. Any ideas on what to do with the fry?

 

[JustAFishServant]

Why can't you add a predator yet? I'd hope the tank is cycled since it has fish in it...

Pictus catfish are one of the best for overpopulated livebearer tanks. They don't usually eat adults. They snack on fry and juveniles (for the most part.)

 

[nevi]

Why not give them away for free. Many people would appreciate them while the cost of living is so high.

 

[FishDin]

If you put a predator in, make sure the tank is appropriate for it. For example, Angels need a big / tall tank.

 

[DaniosForever]

my tank is big and tall so angels could be a predator but its only a 37 gallon so a pictus is out of the question

Why not give them away for free. Many people would appreciate them while the cost of living is so high.

Maybe I could give them away to my local LFS or petsmart/petco

 

[JuiceKong]

my tank is big and tall so angels could be a predator but its only a 37 gallon so a pictus is out of the question

Maybe I could give them away to my local LFS or petsmart/petco

Yes look into your local store, I doubt petsmart/petco would take them. Though I know from experience that a lot of times local stores won't take common fish as they already get them enough. What about an apisto or kribensis?

 

[GlennO]

Blue or gold panchax will eat any fry.

 

[DaniosForever]

how about angelfish? an angelfish could be a predator

 

[briangcc1997]

I watched my adult angel eat molly/platy fry. Pretty sure that's why they grew so much in a year's time without many additional molly/platy in the tank. I will say I'd try to keep at least a pair as the temperament is different than when kept as a single fish....which is where I'd say two to a 55 as a minimum.

I've kept a striped raphael in a community tank and he got rather rotund doing population control. That was in a 29 and he got to be about 5" long.

 

[DaniosForever]

thanks for the info I will see if I can get my LFS to take my fry but if not then angels it is!