Mollies and Endlers reproducing

[siniardem]

Does anyone have trouble getting their mollies to reproduce? My endlers go like crazy but are in a seperate tank. The community tank holding buenos airs tetras, neon tetras, mollies, endlers, danios, and several snails never seem to have fry. I saw some endler fry trying to be born the other day in the community tank but the male endler would not leave the females alone. I am not a fan of the breeder box because I never truly know when my fish are ready, and I like it to be a natural environment. That being said, I know there is a 99% chance here in the community tank my fry are getting eaten. What do you think- they are getting eaten or the fish are so stressed by the male endlers that they are aborting? I never see the mollies even look ready to have fry though. Also, there is atleast a 2:1 female to male ratio if not more of these species, but I can add more females. 

[Irene]

Hmm, I would assume the fry are getting eaten in the community tank. How about making a fry trap where the fry can swim into the holes of the trap for safety/shelter but the bigger fish can't? Another trick I saw L.R. Bretz do is to make a pile of rocks in the corner with gaps in between that are small enough for fry to swim into but too small for adults to chase them.

 

Edited September 28, 2020 by Irene

[siniardem]

Yes! Thank you!