My girlfriend and I have been raising fry for over a month. We have about 20 2-3 week old Molly babies and I want some opinion on what to do in this situation.
We have a baby that sits at the bottom and has since it was born. It has energy but it seems to be deformed somehow. When it swims it usually swims in a circular motion and it seems to have a curved body (like if you're looking at it from the top it looks like a C but not quite that pronounced) and can't really get anywhere. The circular swimming looks like it s swimming in a corkscrew pattern as it swims up.
I don't know what to do about it. It is surviving but probably only on whatever food floats down by it. It also seems to have energy though too and will swim, just doesn't swim right and not for very long when it does.
I don't even know if this baby will survive to adulthood and I want your opinions on what to do and maybe some other stuff. Do I euthanize it? Do I let it love as long as possible until it dies itself (that's what I wanted to do but I don't know if I'm letting it suffer)?
I've read about breeders having to put babes down all the time and it upsets me but if a baby will die anyway and/or suffer I'm willing to do it. I just won't do it without being told it is okay.
And last thing, where is the line you draw for this? I have another baby that is close to the same as the guy I'm describing but doesn't swim weird, just sits at the bottom and doesn't seem to be able to accomplish much like the other guy.
Hope someone can help me out with what to do here. It's a sad subject but I can't figure out the right way to go about it. I keep thinking that I should just let it go and maybe it can be a functional (if weird) adult but I also am worried about suffering and then I think if I put it down then what if it would have been able to do ok as an adult.
We have a baby that sits at the bottom and has since it was born. It has energy but it seems to be deformed somehow. When it swims it usually swims in a circular motion and it seems to have a curved body (like if you're looking at it from the top it looks like a C but not quite that pronounced) and can't really get anywhere. The circular swimming looks like it s swimming in a corkscrew pattern as it swims up.
I don't know what to do about it. It is surviving but probably only on whatever food floats down by it. It also seems to have energy though too and will swim, just doesn't swim right and not for very long when it does.
I don't even know if this baby will survive to adulthood and I want your opinions on what to do and maybe some other stuff. Do I euthanize it? Do I let it love as long as possible until it dies itself (that's what I wanted to do but I don't know if I'm letting it suffer)?
I've read about breeders having to put babes down all the time and it upsets me but if a baby will die anyway and/or suffer I'm willing to do it. I just won't do it without being told it is okay.
And last thing, where is the line you draw for this? I have another baby that is close to the same as the guy I'm describing but doesn't swim weird, just sits at the bottom and doesn't seem to be able to accomplish much like the other guy.
Hope someone can help me out with what to do here. It's a sad subject but I can't figure out the right way to go about it. I keep thinking that I should just let it go and maybe it can be a functional (if weird) adult but I also am worried about suffering and then I think if I put it down then what if it would have been able to do ok as an adult.