Re: Pregnant Molly - How to tell if they are going to give birth soon??
Indeed, the mollies look deceivingly pregnant. In such cases whereby the gravid spot is not obvious, observe their belly shapes and behavior. The females will have a consistent "exploding belly" all the time and not feeding or eat very little, increased aggression and tends to hide whenever possible. This is the time when you have to separate them as soon as possible.
Keep them in a tank densely stuffed with hardy plants such as Java fern, moss, anubias or maybe even riccia. Avoid breeding traps. It only stress them further and doesn't help a lot. With a densely planted tank, there's a chance of having fry which you could have missed out.
Last edited by Shi Xuan; 14th Mar 2012 at 22:27.
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