Molly

[kizno1]

i got this molly about 3 mounths ago it gave birth about 2 days after i got it. but she hasnt had babys since it dosnt look pregnant its as skinny as my other one just after its had babys but the other once having them normally the male mates with both of them so why isnt this one having babys

 

[HCpetraitis]

Is there a male in the tank?

 

[kizno1]

yh hes been in there the hole time and mates with both of them like crazy

 

[mollymae12]

Maybe the male and female are from the same fry. This can prevent the female from giving birth. Try adding another male to the tank.

 

[HCpetraitis]

Yep it happens sometimes. It's like they know there siblings!

 

[kizno1]

there completly diffrent colours one is dalmation and the other is orange could they still be brother and sister
because when ive had a orange and a dalmation breed all there babys have turned out with a mix of both

 

[OldMan47]

There is no such thing, in my experience, as having a pair of siblings be infertile. I am sure it is possible, just as it would be possible with any other combination, but I have yet to see it. If your female is quite old, sometimes they become infertile with advancing age but otherwise I would expect the female to be showing significant swelling by now. Are you sure you have not missed the female's normal development before a drop? I had a female that I would swear had never become gravid but then I decided to remove her to a birthing tank just to prove it to myself. This was the result a few weeks later.

 

[jackyb07s4]

yes, a pair of siblings can be fertile although the young can often be deformed and small in number.

 

[kizno1]

i really dont think i can be missing them shes way skinner than the male and never gets bigger at all

 

[kizno1]

the other female bullies her a bit i think the other 1 is domnent could this be why she hasnt had fry

 

[fish48]

yes, a pair of siblings can be fertile although the young can often be deformed and small in number.

I disagree I breed all my siblings together and very Rarely get any deformed fish

 

[kizno1]

i dont know but she just aint getting pregnant but its not the male because the other females having them fine

 

[fish48]

i really dont think i can be missing them shes way skinner than the male and never gets bigger at all

If She is a lot skinner than the male and as been like it for some time. it is possible she may have a disease.

 

[kizno1]

she about the size of a female after they have given birth and i think the males a bit on the big size hes so greedy
and i dont think shes got a desease she looks fine and eats well

 

[jackyb07s4]

Fish48,

sorry maybe I wasn't clear. What I meant is if siblings breed and so do their children and so on and so on babies can become deformed and often more prone to disease.