Dalmation molly gives birth…finally!
October 28, 2008 by: Katie
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 the other dalmation mollies like nothing happened.
The fry are all grouped together at the top of the tank. There is perhaps 20 babies but they’re difficult to count as they don’t stay still for long! I have given them some TetraMin Baby powder food. They are tiny like little tadpoles and measure approximately 7mm long.
Congratulations, I hope as many as possible of them survive to adulthood!
Wow thats great! My Dalmation Molly gave birth yesterday and my other one is prego. I was just woundering if i can leave the fry in with my other fish?? i also have 2 sunset platys, and a small frog(not sure what kind of frog?)
Congratulations on your new arrivals! And more to come? That’s a lot of babies! To the other inhabitants of your tank (even their mother), the molly fry will represent nothing more than a tasty meal. However, live plants will offer a valuable hiding place for your babies. Floating plants are great also as they offer some protection for the fry at the water’s surface. Good luck!
awesome! I hope that a lot of them survive! Take good care of them =). Make sure that you have a well planted tank for the little ones to hide in if they get scared or there is a predator! Good luck! They’re adorable!