Hi there!
I need some GOOD advice on wether my molly is pregnant. I believe she may be. IShe appears to be larger in the stomach area and slower then the others. is there some clues to wether a molly is pregnant or not? If she is pregantn, how far along is she and when should i expect the fry/ Also, what should I do once they have been born?
Thanks!

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She may be it is hard to tell from the photo. If not she is well fed and a nice looking fish.

Gestation is 30 days or so. If she is pregnant, you should know in about 3-4 weeks. She will get bigger as she gets close to dropping. If she is pregnant, in my opinion, you will have at least another 2-3 weeks before she drops.

As for what to do when she drops, that depends. You don't say what size tank they are with and what other fish are in the tank. You can get some fry to survive just by providing lots of hiding places for them. Najas grass works well as it will grow pretty thick and provide for a place where the fry can escape to and pick at for food. A bunch of fake plants will do pretty much the same thing in terms of hiding spaces.

You could remove her to another tank such as a 10 gallon tank where she can drop the fry and then be put back into the main group.

I don’t recommend using breeding traps or nets so I will avoid those.

If you don’t want the fry then you can just do nothing and the other fish will get a nice treat and who knows some fry just might make it.

She's pregnant but it's hard to tell how much time she has left before she "pops". As Thrifty said, I would not use any breeding traps. However, I have had good luck with in-tank nets (like this one http://www.petsmart.com/product/index ... oductId=3788232&lmdn=Fish). Just be sure that you place the net in an area with good water movement and that you clean it regularly. Even better would be a 2.5 gallon tank with some java moss and najas grass filtered by a sponge filter (like this one http://www.petsmart.com/product/index ... ion+%26amp%3B+Circulation) Mollies tend to eat their fry so leaving them in a tank with no place to hide would not be a good idea although if you get enough mossy/grassy plants you could just leave them in the tank.

If she's been with male Mollies, she's probably gravid unless she's sterile.

Darrell

Does anyone else have any comments or opinions?
On anything????

You mean the one in the back ground with the clamped fins Mef? Running late for work or I would post more.

Hummingbird: let me say that I don't think your fish in your picture are close to a drop. I would be more concerned about their health if they were mine. I also frequent another site where the stages of a fish's "pregnancy" can be followed. You can connect with that site here.