Belly molly babies (fry) question?

Question

I purchased three belly molly from petsmart not even a week ago. One of them looked rather large but since they all have big bellies I thought nothing of it. Today i looked up at my aquarium and saw a small little fish darting around with black eyes. I quickly scooped him and the assumed mother out of the tank. She ended up having around 18 fry.

I wasnt' prepared for this so after the mother was done, I placed her back into my ten gallon tank and all the fry in a smalll 2 gallon tank since it's the only thing I had on hand.

my question is, how long does it take for them them be 'grown up' so to speak, or begin to look like belly mollie's. :)

and if anyone has any tips for me, considering i'v never raised fish, please help! im really new at this.

thanks in advance!

Answer 1

they are going to die

Answer 2

Unless you have room for 18 more balloon belly mollies then you might as well leave them in the tank.  The survival rate is about the same.  A 2 gallon tank will get dirty very quickly and require constant cleaning.  If 25% of a batch of fry survive to adulthood it's good even if you separate them.  I never take fry out of the tank and am constantly having to give them away.

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Answer 3

i dont know how long it takes for them to be full grown, but dontttttt put them back in untill there bigger then the adult mollies mouth!!! or they'll be eaten :0

Answer 4

well 3 weeks i have mollies and guppies and bettas and swordtails and tetras 8 different kind and zebras and more i breed them hope i helped bye