new baby guppies and sailfin mollies

[mermaid*]

The last couple of weeks have been busy for my marvelous Molly moms and gorgeous Guppy gals.

Molly moms:
apricot sailfin - 27 babies - orange/black, orange/speckled, apricot, speckled, white
dalmation sailfin - 18 babies - feared some were consumed in the tank - white/black, orange, speckled
light golden sailfin - 13 babies - orange/black, orange/speckled, speckled, light or orange, tan or light speckled

The mollies have been moved to a small tank to raise and feed better.


Guppy gals:
Unidentified females (3 of 6) in tank had babies the last couple weeks. I had 3 on the first batch a couple weeks ago. About 9-10 more came around a week or so. Looks like several more born yesterday.

I keep these in the tank with male and females. They don't eat them but sometimes will chase them at feeding time. I will keep them in the tank until they are a little bit older and will transfer them to another tank to grow. They will be separated into male and female tanks when they can be identified. I keep several babies with the moms and dad's continually - so there is no surprise to them when the babies come and think they are dinner.


Anyone else have their story to share about their mollies and guppies?

 

[rrcoolj]

No fry from my mollies yet but we have to be close. Both females have large black dots near thier anal fin and I believe they are going to drop fry soon. The dominant male is a cocky little fellow and is always showing his sail fin. They are pretty aggressive fish constantly flaring and chasing eachother. Very entertaining. Here's a video of the male mostly doing what he does best.

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[Foster]

Thats a cool fish, never seen that kind of molly before