Molly breeding

@shyamlal (3533)
India
May 24, 2009 6:34am CST
Well do I need to seperate the female molly from the tank when she is pregnent..I mean ,is there a chance that the male one would eat the molly fries ??
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@Signal20 (2281)
• United States
25 May 09
While she's pregnant, no you don't need to separate her from the rest. When she drops the fry, and if you want to ensure the fry will survive, then yes it's best to move her to a separate tank. In fact, you'll need to move her back to the main tank when she's done dropping the fry, because she'll turn around and eat them as well. When she's getting ready to have them, a hormone will kick in, and she won't eat regular food, nor will she eat the fry during that time. But once that hormone is done working, she'll be ready to eat them. The gestation period for livebearers is about 28 days, give or take a few days either way. You'll know she's getting ready to drop the fry when it's close to that time, and she'll start hanging at the bottom trying to hide from the other fish. Usually the males will start to pester her then, to cause her to drop them so they can eat them.
@shyamlal (3533)
• India
27 May 09
Thank you for such an informative response !!! Can't stop from giving you best response
@shyamlal (3533)
• India
23 Aug 09
Well wait for some days...I don't think adding salt is necessary to make them breed...
• United Arab Emirates
21 Aug 09
i have one female marble molly with 8 other mollies and a couple of other fish in my tank one of the females has grown a bit bigger and her stomach is bulging a little bit i only got them 3 days ago and when i relised so i put her in a breeder her stomach hasnt grown for 2 days is it pregnant?(i am not over feeding her)(my tank is 30 gallons) Do i need salt in the tank to make them breed????
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
24 May 09
I had molly fish in the past. I think you should separate the female one because she is pregnant now. It is easy for other female molly fish eat the babies rather than the male ones. I love China
@shyamlal (3533)
• India
24 May 09
Well I have kept them in a separate tank for some tile now..So will that be a necessary ???
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