When do molly fry get color

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You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Molly Fry colors?? I have two female mollies , a balloon belly and a dalmatian. Both were obviously pregnant. Last night I noticed the dalmatian female was much thinner than she had been, so I started searching for babies but could not find any.

This morning I saw one fry. So after work I went and bought a breeder box to put the babies in. So far I have only found 4 which is fine with me So here is the question. Is this possible for dalmatian mollies to have orange fry? My balloon belly is mostly orange in color but I am pretty sure she has not started having babies yet, though I doubt it will be long as she is very large and her belly is now very squared Just curious..

The orange fry are most likely albinos if they have red eyes. The dark grey fry will probably have more of a wild type coloration. Watch their growth. It will take around one to two months for your fry to grow large enough to be introduced into your standard aquarium. The fry should be larger than the mouths of an adult molly fish. Do not move the molly fry until you are sure they are ready to handle your larger tank.

It takes 4 months for livebearers fry babies to reach adulthood. To answer your question, it depends. Every fish is different in their own way. At this time, the baby fish can be introduced into a common tank. When moving the fry to a separate tank, use the water from the original tank. Baby mollies should be kept separate from the main tank until they have grown large enough that they are too big to be eaten by other fish. A suitable nursery tank will be around 10 gallons in size.

I know how to take care of them I just want to know. When will they be old enough to sell or put in the tank with the other fish. And I want to know when will they gain their color. By the way theres 5. They take a full 4 months to grow usually. Im not very knowledgeable on fish only had fish about 2 months now,i have balloon mollies which i brought a week ago, and they had babies that night, and i have noticed change in their colour already.

My black mollie Just had at least babies. Some are black. Most are white. You should just crush the food so that it will fit into their mouths. The finer the food for the fries, the better. You will need to procure food that is appropriate for their size and that will fit into their mouths. After the fries have eaten, you should clean out any uneaten food from the tank. To do this, you can use a net or skimmer to remove the powered food from the surface of the water. This can make the water filthy if you have uneaten food in the tank.

Just like any other fish, you can still overfeed fries. So, you should manage the amount of food you are giving at a time. You should make sure that you consider the size of the fries, and their mouths when you are feeding them.

This is why you should ground the flakes into a powder before feeding it to them. It takes about one to two months for your fry to grow large enough to go into your main tank. It is important to remember that the fries should be larger than the mouths of an adult molly fish before you add them to the main tank. You should not move them into the main tank until you are sure that they can handle it. Molly fries can be any color they want to be. Normally, they are close to the colors of the parents.

Fries are dark grey but as they are growing and getting older, they will start changing color. And, before you know it, you have a colorful tank full of mollies.

Yes, molly fry needs an air pump. They do need something that is breaking the water surface for gas exchange. This is so that they have the right oxygen levels required to stay alive. You just need to make sure that you are installing the right type of air pump and filter into the tank.

A Guide to Air Pumps. You can put the fry in the tank for about 2 weeks. This is when molly fries are large enough to not be mistaken for food anymore. They can then be released in the main tank, or you can put them into their own, separated tank. Molly adults are large enough to eat their fries. They can eat it for a couple of months. However, other livebearers can also eat molly fries. These fish are swordtails and Platies.

Platies might be smaller, but they will be able to eat fries until they became too large to consume. You will not be able to place a heater in a bowl, that is normally made from plastic.

Molly fish are tropical fish and need warm water, generated by a thermometer. Molly fries are smaller than the mouths of an adult molly. This is why you should keep them apart from the adults for the first couple of weeks.