black mollies

[adam]

hi my name is adam i am new to the group my favorite fish are black mollies and pinapple swordtails. My black mollies mate with eachother but None of the females are pregnant. does anybody know why.

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[Garfield]

Hello adam,

I think your water condition (temperature), fish food, envoirnemtn, etc could be a reason why your mollies aren't breeding.

You have to keep trying to make sure the envoirnment suits them. All the best. http://petshub.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[MichaelJ]

Hi,

I was just wondering how you could tell if your black molly was pregnant or not? I also wanted to know how old your mollys had to be before they could even get pregnant?

[mr gerbil]

What size tank are the mollies in?
What are the water parameters?

[MichaelJ]

My tank is 20 gallons I also went and bought another molly yesterday at the aquarium store she looks like she may be pregnant this is why i neened to know how to tell if it was

[mr gerbil]

Er...ok...It's usually easier to start your own thread rather than using someone else's. Anyway, if the molly has become plumper, that's usually a sign of birth occuring soon. Just make sure she hasn't got dropsy or something similar. (or that she's being overfed).

[MichaelJ]

ok thinks alot Ill post another message when she has her babies