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babychristie
08-13-2007, 12:08 PM
Hey guys I have a question. All my molly fry but two are growing fast and I have two that ant doing so well. Should I be worried? The next one is where the two are small will the other ones try to eat them or just leave them alone?:confused:
jm1212
08-13-2007, 1:53 PM
the two larger ones are probably getting all of the food.
babychristie
08-13-2007, 3:19 PM
I have Two that are samll and 53 that are growing the same sizes. I worried about the two that are little
ThePBM
08-13-2007, 4:46 PM
natural selection. you don't want them weaklings to survive anyway.
Rbishop
08-13-2007, 4:57 PM
Nature taking it's course...
babychristie
08-13-2007, 5:11 PM
what should I do with them???
Rbishop
08-13-2007, 5:53 PM
Leave them be...
robadk1
08-13-2007, 6:01 PM
If they live, they'll be the biggest of the bunch probably... not really, I dunno.
OT: Did you count out 53 Fry?
babychristie
08-14-2007, 5:56 AM
If they live, they'll be the biggest of the bunch probably... not really, I dunno.
OT: Did you count out 53 Fry?
I have 55 All together!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
babychristie
08-14-2007, 5:57 AM
If they live, they'll be the biggest of the bunch probably... not really, I dunno.
OT: Did you count out 53 Fry?
I have 55 All together!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
robadk1
08-14-2007, 6:33 AM
Ha. Well Hat's off, you've got Some patience. I don't know what the issue is with the runts, but I do hope they do alright. Good luck to you.
robadk1
08-14-2007, 6:33 AM
"This is a Duplicate post" My bad.
dieselman
08-14-2007, 10:50 AM
You have good counting skills!
babychristie
08-14-2007, 12:35 PM
When I cleaned the tank after they were born I took them out and counted them so that way I knew how many I had. This way I knew how many I needed to get rid of.
OldMan1947
08-15-2007, 9:27 PM
Happy to hear the good news. 53 nice mollies are more than most get from a single batch. The problem of mollies eating smaller ones almost doesn't happen unless the size difference is very large. Mollies often have high survival rates even if you leave them with the parents. They are primarily plant eaters and so are not like most other livebearers you will run into at the local fish store. Your next task is to give good care to all of them and what happens with the small ones happens. Not too likely another molly will eat them. Sounds like you are off to a good start.