it has swam a few times in the last few hrs it kinda has a belly could it be going into labor or could something else be wrong this is my first tank my other mollies are swimming fine it isnt even hiding in the plants its sitting right torwards the front of the glass.
2007-03-15 14:39:45 · 5 answers · asked by Jill H 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Sounds like it could be having fry. Do an internet search on mollies. You should be able to find out how to tell if she is pregnant or not. Also, test for ammonia and ph. just incase there is something wrong. If you don't have a test kit, you can take a sample to an aquarium shop and they will test it for you. Most do this for no charge. Make sure you do regular water changes also. If she is having fry, you may want to hold up on the water changes at least until the fry are born. Make sure there are plenty of hiding places for the fry as the fish will eat them.
Good Luck
2007-03-15 16:14:04 · answer #1 · answered by Fish Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've had fish b4. mollies are a very common fish, but not the heartiest. possibilities could be: the belly being big could be pregnant or sick, pay attention to how it eats when u feed them. make sure the tank holds temperature around 78 degrees f. get an incubator box for if and when it has guppies. seperate them immediately. she'll eat them, so will the other fish. check the ph levels in the tank. if its sick, see if it turns whitish on its skin, that seemed a common symptom, then best to seperate it from the others, for they will too. i suggest adding little medication to the water now, couldnt hurt. theres plenty of options at the pet store. ok i wrote too much! ha ha good luck
2007-03-15 14:58:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL @ pp and hp,i think of of she meant ph and kh. ok, you have too many fish for that tank on the beginning up. Mollies in my journey are too aggressive for guppies and a good form of tetra's. opportunities are high severe, which you have an ammonia spike from too many fish and not adequate filtration.Ammonia makes fish better aggressive as does overcrowding.Please bypass and do a 20% water substitute alongside with your gravel vacuum just to substantiate. yet many times i'd prefer to rigidity to you!Get a quarantine tank!If those guppies have been ill that they had have exceeded on ailment too the others,i'm hoping no longer for you,with any good fortune it fairly isn't contagious yet please use quarantine!
2016-12-14 20:22:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this could be from 2 things
1-it is about to give birth
2-the water temperature is too low and it is inactive
2007-03-15 17:06:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is shy!
2007-03-15 14:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by Chanelle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋