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Kirstie asked in PetsFish · 9 years ago

could my molly fish be pregnant?

when i got my 2 mollies both female they were posibly in a tank with males would they be preg and if they are how long will it take? i no about the gravid spot but one of my fish is dark so i cant look out for it plz help ?

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i dont have a male in my tank just 2 female

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Your mollies will almost certainly be pregnant. They're breeding machines lol ;)

    They will give birth every month or so depending on conditions. To help, give them a bit of rock salt, not table salt. Use at 1 tablespoon per 10G.

    Source(s): Kept many kinds of tropical fish for over 20 years
  • 9 years ago

    Possibly with males? Mollies? Usually if they are not hit (copulated) in the retail' s tank, their total gestation period would be between 21 to 28 days. It would be difficult to look out for the gravid spot if your fish has dark colouration. But the chances of pregnancy is high. :D

  • Barbie
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    Hi, if females mollies are kept with males then they are 100% of chances for then to get pregnant. Its not an easy thing to find if they r pregnant when the fish is dark in color. The symptoms are mostly they stay at the bottom of the tank.Won't eat much.So, if ur fish do these things then absolutely its pregnant.

    Thanks,

    Barbie.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    in case you have the ladies in a breeding field,bypass away them in there until they end giving start. Or,take out all of the fish different than the two women and upload some thick plant life (plastic,ok) whilst the youngsters are born,take out the mothers. you will pick a minimum of one tank for the youngsters and yet another for the adults.

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  • 9 years ago

    ya it can get pregnant n 2 knw its signs the male wil just always b around the female.

    Source(s): personal experience whn i kept thn
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