Pregnant mollies yay or nay?

[AfricanCichlidOwner]

Can you tell by these? Also any idea how long? Can I keep all three in there or will they fight, just till they have them.

 

[AfricanCichlidOwner]

Any opinions?.

 

[AfricanCichlidOwner]

Still needing help.

 

[Mdubster]

The black one looks prego not sure on the white ones

 

[Sillyfishies]

1 white one isn't prego, 1 is, black is prego.

 

[AfricanCichlidOwner]

That's what I was thinking just needed a second opinion thank you.

 

[_skyla_]

I would just put the black one in there until she has the fry. She looks very squared off and should drop them anytime now. I find that if you turn off the light and add a little bit of plant cover to the breeding trap they feel more secure and release the fry then. They can hold them longer if they feel stressed. I've found mine have always given birth at lights out time.

 

[AfricanCichlidOwner]

I just went to check on them and they don't look big at all anymore. They look normal like they had them but there's no even a trace if them. Any ideas?

 

[jldurfe]

Molly's and most live breeders will eat their fry as well as any other fish too. When they start to look a little squared off I generally will put the mommy fish in the breeder box so the babies can drop below her and free of her eatting them unless they swim back up. If she is too stressed I've also heard she can abort her own batch as well. I've not had this issue before though. And typically when they are prego its best to keep one in a breeder box at a time. Molly's can get aggressive when confined to a small area with too many fish. I did have this issue recently