Possibly stillborn?

Britt20

Britt20

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I have had fish a long time ago and but I recently got three mollies, one of which was a pregnant female i later found out. The person at the pet store didn't let me know that the fish he was getting for me was a female. A couple nights ago I went to feed the fish and I noticed that there was a little fish swimming around. The female fish was not put into a separate aquarium as I didn't know she was pregnant. Anyways, I only noticed one fish that night. The next day I noticed that there was a bunch of what looked like baby fish laying on the gravel underneath a plant. The babies that are laying on the ground seem to be in a sac like bag which is clear. They haven't moved since monday when they were born. Where they stillborn? The one fish that did survive is still swimming around and hasn't been eaten yet by the other fish.

I have never had a fish that has given birth before so this is new to me.
 
they are dead. something in the water kiled them. the sac around them is fungus. take them out with a gravel vac and wait for it to happen again. get a floating type live bearer breeder
 
kcooley said:
they are dead. something in the water kiled them. the sac around them is fungus. take them out with a gravel vac and wait for it to happen again. get a floating type live bearer breeder
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But why did one be born alive and the others all dead? I did notice that when it did look like she was giving birth the other fish would go up to her and start trying to "attack" her.

Is it possible that it was from stress when she was moved from the store aquarium to mine. The baby fish that has survived so far seems to be healthy and eating.
 
Britt livebearer females can indeed abort or have stillborn babies if they are too stressed. Lfs should not sell heavily pregnant females as this can leave them vulnerable to disease and it is cruel. However you certainly werent to know. To protect your young fry and any babies in the future place more plants and particularly floating plants in your tank for the fry to hide in. Breeder traps can lead to more stress for the female and if your female is not overly canabilistic can lead to more fry than the average fishkeeper can handle.
 
Britt20 said:
But why did one be born alive and the others all dead? I did notice that when it did look like she was giving birth the other fish would go up to her and start trying to "attack" her.

Is it possible that it was from stress when she was moved from the store aquarium to mine. The baby fish that has survived so far seems to be healthy and eating.
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This is the most likely cause. The fact that one made it may simply be because the time was almost near.... just not near enough.
 
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