Molly Due Date?

[tannedgene]

Hey guys,

I'm a new fish owner (2 mths or so) and I've been reading and following all the topics very closely, but I still need a little help with my molly! She's looking a little squarish (am I wrong?) but not that roundish so I'm not sure if she's due! Based on what I've read the shape is more important than trying to find the gravid spot right? I can't see a gravid spot anyway and I'm assuming that since she looks squarish, she's due?? She's been looking like this for the last 3 days though (she did grow a little). Her behaviour hasn't changed much though, she doesn't seem to be hanging around the filter/heater, being anti-social, etc. As for the white spot near the anal fin, I don't see one, with my other Silver molly I couldn't see one either (they swim so quick and I have problems spotting it!) but she was squarish and really round so I knew she was due. I'm confused! I really wanna save the fry because I hate waking up knowing they could have lived but I didn't do anything about it

Here are two pictures that I took today, about 3 hours after she had her first meal. If someone could help me out that'll be great! Heh, thanks

Heh, I attached a random picture of my 3 week old mollies that I successfully bred thanks to all the advice on the forums. Only 1 survived from my first batch but this one's going well! They're too cute!

 

[youngfisher]

She looks a long way off yet.

 

[tannedgene]

Oops, looks like I've got it wrong then. Any idea why she's a little squarish though? She seems like that even before she eats.

 

[lilfishie]

she just looks well fed to me, when heavily pregnant her back end will drop down as well as the front

 

[OldMan47]

She is not squarish looking to me. This girl was qsuarish enough to only be a day away when I snapped her picture.

Yours looks more like this stage to me or even a little less. When this picture was taken she was almost 3 weeks away.

 

[tannedgene]

Lilfishie: Oops, I didn't realize her back end is supposed to drop as well! Heh... Thanks for the tip! Can't believe I didn't know that! Looks like it's gonna be a while.. Guess I was too excited, haha.

OldMan47: That's a gorgeous molly! With such cute babies!! Will start comparing my molly to your pictures! Thanks so much!

 

[lilfishie]

i still get excited about the arrival of little fins and have been keeping for around 12 years now

Oldmans picture is a very good one to compare to

 

[hotpink143]

Why did you have her in tupperware?

lol

 

[tannedgene]

Hehe... 'Cause I was desperately trying to get a shot of her from above! So I gently lured her into a tupperware.. Heh. She wasn't too pleased I think!

Wow! That's a long time to still get excited over fin babies! Haha, I hope I'll be like that too!

 

[hotpink143]

You really shouldn't move around a prego molly unneccissarily. It's stressful for her and she may abort her pregnancy.

 

[tannedgene]

Duly noted!