"sophia98" u37036@uwe wrote in news:777024cd6175d@uwe:

Okay so my fish just gave birth this morning and it looks like she is
dead im not sure if that is the position they lay in while giving birth
or not but i know that there are 13 little fish in the tank i have no
other fish to worry about them being eaten but am i supposed to leave
the mother there so the small fish can eat her o.o or am i supposed to
take her out of the tank.... and last but not least what do i feed the
little fish?

Which species? And in what kind of aquarium you have them (size, water
quality, filtration and so on)?

Momma livebearers are not supposed to die after giving birth, but they
quite often do that if they are kept in too dirty, too soft or too acidic
water or they are not fed properly during pregnancy. In these cases the fry
is often also weak and if they grow up, they might be deformed and
smallish, perhaps unfertile too.

Dead fish has to be always removed from the tank immediately, because they
spoil water quickly if the tank is quite small.

Feeding babies depends on the species, but small live food is best for most
species. Very small fish need infusoria, bigger babies (like most
livebearers have) can eat small artemia, cyclops or daphnia. You can also
give high quality flake foods and vegetables.

Liisa