RyanU Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I belive i have a pregnant Molly. Her abdomen is starting to square off. I was wondering 2 things. 1. How long do you think it will be until she has the fry? 2. Would a 5 gallon tank be enough room for her to be in for a while until she has them? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Could be any time that she drops the fry. Very hard to time it just right. I too will pull my females to let them have their fry in peace and quiet. A 5 gallon will be fine ...make sure to have some dense plants in there for the fry to hide out in so mommy does not decide to enjoy some fresh sushi. I breed guppies and swordtails and platies and right now have 8x 20gal tanks full of fry. I just separated the females from the males to slow them down a bit until I can get some larger grow out tanks going. Please ask any questions you have I am here to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 It says you posted this 3 hours ago , by the look of her I’d guess she dropped them 2hrs 56mins ago.😯😯😯 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 9:22 AM, Atitagain said: It says you posted this 3 hours ago , by the look of her I’d guess she dropped them 2hrs 56mins ago.😯😯😯 Believe it or not she can get even bigger. I have a female sword that is god aweful huge right now. Been that way for 2 weeks...still hasnt dropped them. I am feeding BBS and trying to get her to drop but she is holding them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 as mentioned, 5gallons is fine. as for when, i think she has a few days to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanU Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 She seems to be hanging by herself a whole bunch though. Is it possible she is trying to drop them but the rest of the fish keep bugging her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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