I have 2 mollies, 1 male, 1 female and the female seems to look pregnant. If this is the case how can i prepare for the babies?
How do i know if my molly is pregnant?
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I remember feeling like this in my early days of fishkeeping. Decades later, I just provide lots of hiding places and the few that survive to adulthood, just become the next generation populating the tank. Really, what are you going to do with dozens of little mollies?
not sure. maybe sell some and keep the most healthy same sex ones so they dont repopulate
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Hello guys I just wanted to ask you to help me because I am new to Molly fish right I have four pragnent mollies but I had them for two and a half months now how do I know when to put them in breeding boxes
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Could you show us some pics to look at the stage they're in?
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okay, I have the same issue, so I literally watched my male and female molly reproduce, lol and they've done it before and sadly I was too late and the illegally smol babies had all been eaten, Im in love with my mollies and I have Seen a baby before and I just really wanna keep them this time. I have ordered a breeding box and brine shrimp eggs to feed the fry. I just don't really know when to put her in the box, Im gonna feel so so so bad if I put her in and she doesn't give birth for a while. I will reply to my post with a picture of her(them) I have another female and she could also possible be pregnant (they both have had babies before so I know there is no age problem fyi)
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Best is to keep her separate in another smaller tank. Then she's able to stay in there for a while without any stressing. Once she's done dropping her fry, you can move her to the normal tank. A breeding box can be used if it's well sized, otherwise it may stress her out when she has to stay in there for a long time. But most breeding boxes are small.
Also know that a gestation period of an average molly is between 6-8 weeks. So, longer than in guppies.
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Thank you! I found a breeding box that is big enough for her to swim around up and down with plenty space but I plan to only put her in there if I think it is necessary. I have lots of hiding spots and safe spots for her to feel safe if she does give birth before I can put her in the box, lots of plants for fry to hide. Thanks so much for the help!
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The male is also black
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Those are swordtails and no mollies...
And the gestation period for swordtails is shorter than in mollies. Also for swordtails, the gestation period is about 4 weeks. Mollies however between 6-8 weeks. But again, those are swordtails...
I know that the one at the back is a sword tail. But the one at the front is my pregnant molly.
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Both are swordtails. Your female is a sanke koi swordtail and your male is an albino kohaku koi swordtail. No mollies. You're misinformed on your pregnant female.
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I don't know why you still think that your female is a molly for she's as I've already mentioned.
In case someone is trying to say that your male swordtail is a tancho swordtail, they'd be wrong. For a tancho koi swordtail would have a red dot on its head between or above the eyes. But the commercial trade unfortunately likes to call a complete red head also a tancho which would be incorrect.
Could it be that your female was in a tank with mollies at the store that you think she's a molly?
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