Molly Fish Fry

[Maddy]

Hi, I have Gold dust molly which gave atleast 15 baby fish last nite.. but none of them seems to be moving..They are down the tank. Are they all dead? any idea what's wrong with fry. This is my first time with Molly fish

 

[Harlock]

Well, do they move when anything comes toward them? Do they move if you try and net them? If not, they may have been still born.

 

[Maddy]

I tried moving them with. But they are just floating as if they are dead. Is there any specific reason about why this happend so that I can take care of it next time.

 

[Harlock]

Could be all kinds of reasons. If the mother wasn't quite big/mature enough, if she was stressed for some reason... Anything out of whack in the tank? Rapid temp changes, water parameters, was she new to the tank or netted recently?

 

[Maddy]

Thanks for the info. I think she was stressed as she was with 2 other females and 1 male during the time she gave birth. where male was always after her, almost every mintue. Otherwise temperatures,water conditions etc are ok. Anyways thanks again.