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Big shark thing? What type of fish are you speaking of? The plastic breeder traps are tricky. Female fish often, if placed in the trap once they have already started the birthing process, will abort the babies, or even die of the stress. You should always try to place the female in the trap a day or two prior to birth. After awhile you will see the signs of impending birth (swollen papillae, boxy belly shape, and nervous hiding behaviour, as well as possibly a refusal of food), and be able to seperate her right away. What are you going to do with the babies? Do you have another tank to raise them in? Baby fish, whether live born or egg layed, shouldnt be kept very long in such a small space, it leads to stunting, and a much greater proportion of culling will be required. If you have another tank set up for fry, perhaps consider planting it well with live plants such as hornwort, cabomba, or ambulia, and then placing the female in their a week or so before her expected due date. Guppies and Platies deliver approximately every 24-32 days. Mollies deliver approximately every 30-45 days. IF the mother fish is really banging herself up a lot, I would let her free. She will probably kill herself via damage to the swim bladder from smashing into the trap and holding the babies inside herself can also cause ruptures. I have never had any good experiences with pregnant mommas in breeder traps, they have only ever resulted in dead momma and no babies for me, so I dont use them anymore.

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shes not doing so bad now..i just stuck her in there like 5 hours ago maybe..when i got home from work and now theres 1 baby..we have seperate 5 gallon tank that my dad and my have all our babies in as they grow..theres like 3 different batches in there right now all at different sizes..not quit ebig enough to just add to the regular tank...and the shark thing..is a ummmmmmmmmmmm columbian shark? looks like a catfish to me..but hte lady at the pet store said hed be fine with my fish as long as i had the breeder thingy to keep the babies away from him...once there all born ill transfer them to our tank upstairs with the other babies we have.

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oo now theres 3 !

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I dont know what size your tank is, but let me give you a little info on the "Columbia Shark" This fish is a catfish. They are born in freshwater and migrate to brackish water when they mature. They cannot be kept in freshwater as adults. The Columbian Shark grows to about 18-24 inches, and requires a tank of 100 gallons or more. They are, as with all catfish, a predatory fish, and keeping guppies with them is a bad bad idea. An halfway grown specimen can easily consume fish the size or pearl gouramis and even larger, and guppies will not stand a chance with them. Columbian Sharks should only be kept with large fish. heres some info: http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile63.html

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maybe its not then the woman i bought it off of siad it wouldnt grow to be more then 6 inches...........it cost me $2 haha

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oh and thers 14 babies now

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How many did you end up with?

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Well honestly, then the woman you bought it off of is a liar. Never ever ever listen to people in pet stores. They dont give a **** if you buy a fish that will grow huge, because they know you will bring that huge fish to them when it gets too big, and then they will pay you like 10 bucks for it and sell it for 70. If it is the fish in the picture in that link, it is a Columbian Shark, and contrary to what many people believe fish do NOT grow to their tank size. They become stunted and die horrible painful deaths, or in the case of such a huge strong fish as a columbian shark, have been know to smash small tanks to bits, hence why they are one of the fish we call "tank busters" You should do more research before you buy just any old fish a lady in a pet store wants to sell you. Heres a great website, go and ask about Columbian Sharks, you will find everyone will concur with me, you should return this fish. Espescially considering I have a sinking feeling that you have a small tank. http://www.fishprofiles.com

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On 10/12/2005 11:34:57 AM, DJHalo wrote: How many did you end up with? 12 now

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Awwww...12 babies Hopefully they all survive

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so far so good now my other fish is pregnent again haha..I need a bigger tank..my dad has like 6 in our basement not being used maybe I'll steal one of those.

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On 10/18/2005 12:41:45 PM, Sassy wrote: so far so good now my other fish is pregnent again haha..I need a bigger tank..my dad has like 6 in our basement not being used maybe I'll steal one of those. HAHHA! Awwww...your fish is kinda a slut

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hahah yes...but aparently they can get pregnent for like another 6 months even if there hasnt been a male in the tank for that time.

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On 10/18/2005 12:56:56 PM, Sassy wrote: hahah yes...but aparently they can get pregnent for like another 6 months even if there hasnt been a male in the tank for that time. That's crazy....I cannot even imagine being pregnant 2 different times at once. It must be the most uncomterable feeling in the world.

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they get so fat I just want to squeeze them so the babies come out haha..my dad thinks im nuts..anyway I'm off to the doctor now so have a good day!

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Have you gotten rid of that columbian shark yet? Before it eats all your young fish?

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On 10/19/2005 1:55:37 PM, So_Very_Sneaky wrote: Have you gotten rid of that columbian shark yet? Before it eats all your young fish? I put it in its own 10 gallon tank (he was only 2 inches long) and 3 days later he died..haha oh well they didnt charge me for him anyway,

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What's the most expensive fish you've ever bought.

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The Most Expensive Fish I have bought: 2 Turqoise Hi Fin Discus= 100.00 Each 1 Inspector Pleco = 39.99

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I put it in its own 10 gallon tank (he was only 2 inches long) and 3 days later he died..haha oh well they didnt charge me for him anyway, awwwe... poor thing!