I've had a molly that looks like it is going to explode for about 2 months now and i'm starting to get worried that maybe since i rearranged the tank while she was hiding that somehow she held the babies in and now are dead inside of her.. Is that possible? Any info on this at all would be much appreciated
Will my molly ever give birth?
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Fishman1995, danios do not get pregnant. She may have been carrying eggs (unfertilzed eggs are layed and then fertilzed by a male), but most danios lay eggs constantly (and regrow more) throughout their lives, provided they are cared for properly. A healthy female danio will always look a bit chubby.
Yes that is very odd. I have nice male and female orange mollys in my tank i did not even realize that she was pregnant until she gave birth. and now she is pregnant again. im not sure about holding the babies in side of here i have be told once or twice that if they get stressed during pregnancy they will hold the babies is.
Not for mollies they are more like 45 days. I hear your first drop takes longer and they can hold fry for a while, they do not necessarily kill the fry this way. My guppy female held fry for almost 2 1/2 months before birthing and my molly female has been pregnant around 70 days and still waiting for the fry to come. Is she being housed with a male? The male could be harassing her by trying to mate constantly and that could stress her into holding or miscarraige.
Offer her more hiding spots, maybe a little salt if your other fish can tolerate it and remove her from any males or even females if they are nipping and be patient. She could be totally fine and just taking her time on the first drop with you.
My female guppy was in a 40 gallon with 2 cory cats for around 6-8 weeks before she dropped, my molly has been with the guppy and corys for over 4 weeks (after spending a few with a male) and still has not dropped.
Just to touch on the other comment, gravid does mean "heavy with eggs" so the gravid spot is more an indicator of eggs than fry, with mollies you may actually see fry's eyes inside her belly when she is about to go and females do plump a little when gravid. However if she shared a tank with a male, she is pregnant most likely.
Offer her more hiding spots, maybe a little salt if your other fish can tolerate it and remove her from any males or even females if they are nipping and be patient. She could be totally fine and just taking her time on the first drop with you.
My female guppy was in a 40 gallon with 2 cory cats for around 6-8 weeks before she dropped, my molly has been with the guppy and corys for over 4 weeks (after spending a few with a male) and still has not dropped.
Just to touch on the other comment, gravid does mean "heavy with eggs" so the gravid spot is more an indicator of eggs than fry, with mollies you may actually see fry's eyes inside her belly when she is about to go and females do plump a little when gravid. However if she shared a tank with a male, she is pregnant most likely.
Neat, I wonder why my first female did not breed like that. I wonder if it varies by species of molly? My silver molly birthed after I got her and she did not look big at all, but my orange has gotten big and won't birth. Maybe I can do fish lamaze and cheer her on? I wonder if you took better care of your molly in college than I did mine, I try to feed them balanced but I have heard some foods are better for eggs and fry than others, could speed up the process?
I know guppy cycle is about 28 days but my first from my black phantom took almost 10 weeks. Curious if I am delaying them somehow or if they just don't want to be moms.
I know guppy cycle is about 28 days but my first from my black phantom took almost 10 weeks. Curious if I am delaying them somehow or if they just don't want to be moms.