My Fish Tank Blog

Molly fry – day 3

The molly fry are enjoying swimming at all levels of the tank and no longer cling to the surface of the water in a large group. They are mostly a yellowish colour – maybe their colours will develop/change as they grow. They are feeding well and are full of energy.

Molly fry – day 2

My baby fish all survived their first night.  I still haven’t been able to count them but there are alot.  Whether they will all survive remains to be seen. I have read that, after being born in the wild, molly fry swim to very shallow water.  The shallow water would be too shallow for adult fish access.  This protects the fry from being eaten.  The mother, therefore, plays no further...

Dalmation molly gives birth…finally!

At last, it has happened! A few hours ago, my dalmation molly gave birth to a number of babies. When her belly started getting bigger, I set up a second aquarium for her. Then I watched. And watched some more. Nothing happened. Today, when I’d just about given up hoping, she gave birth. I moved her back to my main tank when I saw her trying to eat the fry. She is back swimming around with...

Tetra AquaArt aquarium

In the hope that my molly may soon have some fry (other half says “she’s just fat!”), I have decided to set up an additional tank. I chose a Tetra AquaArt tank because they appear simple to set up and also within budget! The AquaArt tanks come in two sizes: a 60l tank (tropical) and a 30l tank (coldwater). They come as a ‘complete aquarium kit’ (add your own substrate...

Is my dalmation molly pregnant?

Apologies for the picture quality, but I wondered if anyone could tell me if my dalmation molly could be pregnant? She has been a little agressive towards the other mollies. However, most of her time is spent under a leaf in a quiet part of the tank. Sometimes she swims into the ship wreck and just stays in there for a while. The other fish haven’t been having much to do with her. Any ideas?