Black Molly, Not Sure If She Is Pregnant

[bubblej17]

hi all, i bought 3 female black molly's 3 days ago to keep my one male company, and one female is a little more plump than the others but how can you tell when a pure black molly is ready to give birth if she is pregnant, she has a white ring near her anal fin that is more obvious than the other two females and thats about all the info i can give you, what else could i look out for? anyone with any advice or suggestions i would be greatful, thanks in advance

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Hey, usually a white tube, is the sign of the birthing tube I beleive, mine had that for about a week before a black "dot" was inside of it, that's when the birthing tube is open I think, other signs that she is close to giving birth is:

-her stomach will be squared off
-she'll hide amongst plants, ornaments, heater, etc
-mine usually stay away from the other fish, or stay in a corner of the tank,...


I hope I helped!

if you read one of the pinned articles at the top of the common livebearers page,
"How to know when your livebearer is ready to drop fry"
is explains it better than I did, and he had pics too!

 

[bubblej17]

hopefully she'll have babies soon then, yes you did help thanks very much for taking your time to reply

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Oh, no problem at all! I'm glad I could help! Cheers!