Would You Like Fry With That?

Hugh Mann · Nov 27, 2020

Success! My mollies, currently residing in brackish water have had fry! And they've grown enough that I'm hopeful they'll survive to adulthood!

Also, my workplace got a tank full of salmon eggs the students are going to raise up. I wasn't sure it would happen this year. I love watching the fry hatch and grow up.

ichthyogeek · Nov 27, 2020

Yes, I'd like a double order of fry please!

Hugh Mann · Nov 27, 2020

Might take a little while to get a double order. I only saw about seven of the wee ones. :D

Reef-junky · Nov 28, 2020

Mmmm fries

vetteguy53081 · Nov 28, 2020

Those salmon fingerlings grow quickly

Hugh Mann · Nov 28, 2020

They sure do. I feed them over spring break when all the other staff are gone. Can almost watch them grow by the day.

Hugh Mann · Dec 10, 2020

ichthyogeek said:
Yes, I'd like a double order of fry please!

Looks like your double order is in! I counted 20 before I lost track.

On a related note, my rats had their first litter last night too!

ichthyogeek · Dec 10, 2020

Amazing! All of the feeder babies!

Hugh Mann · Dec 10, 2020

I'm going to wait until they are just big enough to not get sucked up by the filter, then I'll throw a few in my display. Hopefully provoke a response from the Marine Betta. They're supposed to eat small fish, and I want to see it actually hunt. :D

Hugh Mann · Feb 13, 2021

The mollies continue to breed. I'm on generation 4 or 5 now. The first are getting pretty large. Going to see if my Marine Betta will chase them down when I have time to watch.

Even better news, the salmon fry have hatched, and are growing very well!

And what the heck, my overly prolific momma rats as well.