Sailfin molly

[Lorna]

Hi, how do I know if my sailfin mollies are pregnant? thanks :)

[850R]

Hi, how do I know if my sailfin mollies are pregnant? thanks :)
If they live [or have lived] with boys there's an excellent chance you have fry on the way.

They may be hiding out a bit & will be quite round bodied and have a gravid spot.

I couldn't find a great pic quickly but you may get the idea of the gravid spot from the guppy pic here: [Only Registered Users Can See Links.]

[Lorna]

thank you! Do you know how I know when it's about to give birth? and is this the same for guppies? I heard somewhere with guppies you could see the eyes of the babies when they where ready to give birth?

[rich311k]

The females gets to the point where her backside almost looks square. You will know what it means when you see it.

[Angel keeper]

Yeah rich is right her gravid area will begin to look like a triangle/square. The eye thing that you heard is the Gravid spot getting darker from the development of the fry, 850R's picture is a really good picture to show the gravid spot.

[Lorna]

thank you again! In that pic would you say she is about ready to give birth then?

[rich311k]

I think she has some time yet.

[1mofish]

question can any other fish inseminate a molly i have one thats all blowed up could it be a false pregnancy? any help?

[rich311k]

A molly can and a guppy could. The females can store sperm for a long time so it could have come from the store pregnant.

[1mofish]

thankx rich a male fancy tail is taking a fancy to her. another question do mollies start to grow eggs before being inseminated thanks again