JoshuaTree
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Just a curious question, how long does it take for live bearing fish to go full term with its pregnancy, and what are some signs to look for if a live bearing fish such as a platy or molly are pregnant?
Everything rreekers said is correct. You can also add that when she is ready to give birth she will most likely start either hiding and chasing all the other fish away, especially the male attention, or she will go to the top of the tank and kind of look like she is panting a little. If you are planning to keep some of the fry you will want a lot of hiding places for them like moss and bushy plants where they can get away from being eaten. Or you could get a breeder trap where you could place the fry once they are born and raise them until they are too big for the parents mouths. Mollies are notorious for eating their fry if they can find them.
Additionally, if this is her first batch of fry it can sometimes take even more than 24 hours. It could take her up to 3 days to finish.
JoshuaTree said:Awesome Thank you rreekers and ashes this information helped a lot, i do not think any of my fish are pregnant at the moment but my M and F Creamcicle Mollys keep chasing eachother around the tank, especially the male chases the female a lot, how do i know if they are mateing or just aggressive towards each other?? they are both in excellent health!
gmanova said:Do black mollies mate with silver mollies anyone?
Aron said:That's how you get marble mollies!
yes, they all breed together.. they are the same species but different colors
JoshuaTree said:So any type of molly can mate with any other? such as a lyretail molly with a regular molly? Lyretails are so beautiful they are my favorite molly!
JoshuaTree said:Wow thats good to know, i always thought they had to be the same type of molly!