I have a 75 gallon plant tank with guppies, black mollies, and sword
tails.  The female black molly will bear live babies soon and need
advice on how to best ensure survival of the fry.

Years ago (we won't mention how many)I had a breeding tank that fit
into the larger tank.  The tank had two chambers.  One for the
pregnant mother and the other for the fry.  When the fry were born
they would sink out down through a slot and end up in the fry chamber,
where the mother could not get to them. It was quite effective as I
successfully bred numerous swords and mollies.

Apparently this type of system is no longer available (or at least the
kid at the local pet store doesn't know of it).  My wife purchased a
fishnet breeder tank which is similar to the system that I described
except it doesn't keep the fry and mom seperated.  Is this the current
state of the hobby?  In other words, do I need to worry about mama
molly eating her young or not?  Or are we better off allowing her to
have her fry in the aquarium, where they can find refuge in the
plants?

Thanks in advance to anyone that can shed a little light on this one.

Small Fry
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