Balloon Molly Question, I dont know? |
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  Apr 1 2008, 01:25 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 19-March 08 Member No.: 40477  |
Hey all! I purchased a female balloon molly about a couple of days ago....and I got to thinking...they were several males in the tank as well as females...Do you think she may have already been inpregnated, or do you think she was lucky at didnt get mated with? If you think has been when will I be able to start seeing signs? EX: weeks, months,etc? Thanks all!
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Apr 1 2008, 01:54 AM
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 My bristlenose's eggs  Group: Members Posts: 3359 Joined: 19-January 08 From: UK - Yorkshire Member No.: 38539 |
Mollies like most livebearers can store sperm packets and have fry for up to 5-6 months without a male present, its very highly % that she will be pregnant already.
Mollies have fry every 4-6 weeks. |
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Apr 1 2008, 06:18 AM
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Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 24-January 08 Member No.: 38718 |
Yep I got just one balloon molly female from the petstore and 6 weeks later she had babies and then 5 weeks later she had more babies. lol
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Apr 1 2008, 07:43 AM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: 26-August 07 From: Queensland, Australia Member No.: 34886 |
Steady, I've had platies keep throwing fry for over a year after no contact with a male at all. Their fry are removed from the tank as soon as they are born and there's no chance that male fry grew up in the tank.
It's harder to tell with balloon mollies than most other species if they are pregnant or not because they are already so bulbous looking even when not gravid. I dont' have any so maybe somebody else has some example pics. |
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