Dalmatian Balloon Molly, Pregnant or Fat?

Taywill18 · February 16

Hi there,

I got this female Dalmatian Balloon Molly (Perla) a few weeks ago. When I got her she had a very round belly, but looked very similar to our other female yellow balloon Molly (Topacia). Since then, she’s gotten HUGE! She looks like she’s about to burst..

I can’t tell if she’s pregnant, or just fat. I don’t see a Gravid spot,, but I’m also not super experienced and may just be dumb.. We do have male guppies in the tank, but she mostly avoids them, so I can’t imagine that she got pregnant within the first couple of days that I had her. I can’t remember if there were any males in with her at the fish store.

I’ve added a few photos to show what Perla looked like when we got her (first two photos are of Perla and Topacia a few days after we got them). The last few are what Perla looks like now(today).

Do you think she’s pregnant? Or just fat? Any help would be great! I’m just trying to know if I should prepare sooner or later for fry.