i have a spotted molly and we believe she is pregnant, so we really want to no so thanks to any answers!!!<3<3<3<3<3Shelby
2006-08-27 11:00:03 · 5 answers · asked by Shelby K 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The gestation period for livebearing fish like mollies is 30 to 45 days. It could be sooner though if the females have been with males before you buy them. Many of the young wil be eaten, have plenty of live plants for the babies to hide in and feed on as they are born and a few wil always survive.
2006-08-31 05:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Molly's do indeed eat their babies. I bought a net at walmart for the babies to stay until they were bigger. It is a good idea to put the mother in there before she gives birth. I didn't know she was pregnant and then I saw all the babies swimming around in the big tank. I am not sure how many she had but I only found about 10. It was a pain to get them in the small net and I had to fight off the other fish so they wouldn't eat them while I was trying to fish them out.
2006-08-27 18:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by renee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a molly will eat there young your best bet is of she is pregnant get what the call a breeder net which is like a little net that you can put inside your big tank if she is pregnant all u have to do is put her in it and right after she gets done having baby's take her out in to the big tank
2006-08-27 21:33:41 · answer #3 · answered by Josey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they have a 28 day gestation and yes they will eat anything they can fit in there mouth. you might think about getting a live breeder trap so that she is immediatly seperated from her young and so are the other fish.
2006-08-27 18:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by gsschulte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
around 30 days. but beware she will eat her babies if your not careful
2006-08-31 04:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋