Pregnant Balloon Mollies

[shelaghfishface]

hi
can anyone give me clue as to how i could tell if and when my balloon mollies are pregnant?? i have just got 6 ..3m,3f, but i honestly cant imagine them getting any bigger

do they have gravid spots?
are they as easy to breed as say platys and guppies?
and i would love to see a photo of a pregnant balloon molly as i can only find the other mollies on here and the rest of the web, plenty of Q`s and A`s but cant find any good pictures
i would really appreciate this help from you

shelagh xxxx

ill post pics of mine later, i got them off ebay and they should have been delivered yesterday ,so i was gutted when they didnt and had a horrible feeling they would show up ( if at all) dead today, but thankgoodness they are absolutley briliant, and what a great seller too, theres a black sailfin baloon male, he is sooo handosme its unreal, anyway ill show you later

shelagh xxx

 

[5teady_2012]

Its very rare you see gravid spots on balloon mollies shel, even when ya do its hard to go by them..

Balloon mollies arch at the back of thier belly and when they are heavy pregnant it drops right down, BM are easy to breed but usually they drop every 4-6 weeks (mainly at the 6 week mark)

Check out mine below to see how they look when ready to drop.

Click here hun

 

[shelaghfishface]

wow, they are huge,just what i was looking for Wayne, i definatley dont have to start panicing yet!.. im gonna get back to the seller and see if he has a black female, as your are beautiful.
thanks again Wayne, they really are beaytiful fish and my LFS never ever have them in,

shelagh xxxxxxx

 

[shelaghfishface]

and now all the males (3) have started fighting.. what shall i do with them? probably just fed up of the sight of eachother after spending 2 nights in the post

 

[shelaghfishface]

just been sat here watching them and the troubles seems to have quietened down....phew. think you were right Wayne, thanks

shelagh xxxx