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[PlatinumAngel]

I isolated my one balck mollie as her tail had dissapeared, so she's in a 10 gallon with the frogs, thew in a bit of salt to help her along in healing, and a few days later I go to feed her and see 4 babies!!
I had a suspician that she was pg, but we were told we had two of the same sex. Clearly not.
Well checked this morning and saw 10 or 11 of them.
I put in some extra plants for the fry to hide. How many fry should I expect for a first pregnancy?

 

[nosoup4you]

I had a suspician that she was pg, but we were told we had two of the same sex. Clearly not.

Not necessarily, female Mollies can store sperm for up to 6 months. How long have you had her? How do you know it is her first pregnancy? A typical first pregnancy is 20-30 fry but some very young mollies might only have 2-3 (this is very rare). more mature Mollies might have 100+...

 

[PlatinumAngel]

Have had her since August... I suppose I was assuming it was her first. Guess it might not be.
I'm pretty sure the other molly is a male though. It was this one I was questioning... guess I know now.
So she may still be dropping... How long does that usually go on for?

 

[Truck]

a mollie giving birth can take up to 24 hours. nut as you can probably guess shed be exhausted after this

 

[PlatinumAngel]

wow I would think she would be. I tried putting her in the breeding trap we have but she freaked out, so I just went and got some plants from one of the other tanks so the fry could have lots of hiding spots.
Hopefully she wont eat them.

 

[nosoup4you]

If you are still unsure about sexing, here's a good chart:

 

[PlatinumAngel]

ooh thanks!

 

[PlatinumAngel]

So I saw 8 or 9 this morning. Not sure if some were hiding in the rock or plants or if some haven't made it.

They're a lot bigger than I would have thought.

 

[twilight_angel]

a mollie giving birth can take up to 24 hours. nut as you can probably guess shed be exhausted after this

i didin't knew that it takes that long...

it's super tiredful...