How do I care for baby molly fish?

Answer by  jbdash (14)

Make sure that the baby fish are separated from any big fish that will be able to eat them. Baby mollies eat regular fish food.

Answer by  BrendaG (6111)

You need at least a 15-gallon aquarium for their home. They will do best with a couple of males and a few females as their families. Keep aquarium temperature between 78-82 degrees; add one tablespoon aquarium salt per five gallons of water. Females produce fish, not eggs. When your female gets really huge, put her in her own space.

Answer by  Anonymous

You will need to make sure they are in a somewhat large envirement then put ornaments and plants for them to hide in. What I mean by somewhat large envirement is they need at least a 10 gallon tank. Make sure the water temperature is warm. They like warm water!

Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

Keep all larger fish out of the tank and put plenty of things in the tank for them to hide in so they will feel safe in their surroundings aslo make sure you feed them small amounts of food often for more information on this topic you can do a web search.

Answer by  Tank (539)

Mollies in general are very hardy fish. In order to care for baby mollies you will need a moderately planted tank and a somewhat stable tank. In terms of temperature and water quality. You can feed them frozen food or flake.

Answer by  mariama (32)

The first thing that should done in priority base is to seperate baby mollies from mother molly. The food should not dump in tank. It should clean in a daily basis. High care and hygine is required in this stage.

Answer by  marns (77)

For food, I have been quite successful crushing flake food into a powder between my fingers and sprinkling it over the water. In terms of shelter, you can separate them from the parents into another tank, or get live or fake bushy plants for them to hide in.

Answer by  withluck (1745)

The most important thing you can do for baby molly fish is to keep them away from the larger adult mollies, since they would get eaten. You can physically provide a second tank for the babies, or keep them in a breeding trap. If they are all in the same tank, you will need to provide hiding places for them.