i need a bit of help

[daydreams_uk]

if u can see the picture of my molly just under my name(cant seem to be able to put the pic on this message) what do u think...should i put her in the breeding trap yet? i did earlier today but it seemed to make her really stressed out...she kept trying to bash her way out it seemed, so i took her straight back out. does she look to you that shes ready to drop her fry coz she seems to have been pregnant for ages. i'm rather inexperienced and would really appreciate a bit of info on when to put her in the trap coz i dont want her to miscarry. my black molly had 9 fry in the community tank and 7 survived and are doing really well but ive bought a few more fish since and dont want to take any chances with the new fry about to be born. please help

 

[diVer]

Not sure about the breeding but you have to use the img tags to put the pic on this forum (hint: put the pic as an attachment on fish photos and use that link in the tags)

 

[tstenback]

How long has she been pregnant? If you are not sure then thats OK but try to give us as close as you can since you noticed she was expecting. She looks fairly large but i am old well poor eyesight anyway and i couldnt really see how big she was. But be careful with her because mollies are famous for miscarriages if they get stressed. So if you think she is really close then dont put her in the trap she will stress out as youve said. Mollies just hate being caged up and if shes close it will further stress her. Not sure what other fish are in there with her but you may want to just leave her and try to scoop the fry from the tank into the trap. As i believe i have mentioned before mollies can take forever to have there young up to and past 6 weeks sometimes. Here is a way to tell if she is close. the back of her tummy near the anal fin is sqaure and i mean from both directions (top and side view) then she is very close to having fry. Good Luck on what ever you decide to do.

 

[aaronnorth]

i have livebearers including mollies and i have a planted aquarium so i don't need to put mine in a trap as the fry will survive but if i see a baby then i will put it it in a net, mollies are one of the few fishes that protect their fry.