Black Molly giving birth fry

[bakuboy3]

i have a bgk and a prego dalmation molly will the bgk eat the fry if the mom dosnt

[georgiadengie]

How many fry did they have all together and how long was she in labour for?:)

[threesim]

I love the black molly very easy to breed a little pain to keep them all healthy because of so much inbreeding but worth the effort. Some of the sailfin molly are woderfull to look at/

[MyMurphysLaw]

My fry are dropping like flies, first they twitch a lot like mosquito larvae and then a few hours later they are dead, any ideas?

[chowdershow2010]

so how do you know when your fish is male or female?

[threesim]

@chowdershow2010 the easy way to describe how to tell males & females is males have fins under their belly in the shape of a spike, where as the female has 1 in the shape of a fan. this is the same with all livebearers like platy, guppy etc. Some are more easy to tell apart like swordtails because with the lads spike shaped fin under his belly he also has a long spike that will grow from the end of his fin as he grows older

[LordPlautus]

how many weeks does it take to let 2 blackmorries get kids? I am thinking about buying 1 more so that I have a couple

[stinger913]

@GP49PHS Wow I just got my school of 5 burenoes Aries tetras

[GP49PHS]

7 out of 40 survivd whil i was gone, i am so amazed, because i have 4 black mollies, 2 plattys, one swordtail and two chinese algae eaters :)

[BronzeEmpress]

cool

[TheSweerd]

how much black molly's did you get from this birth?

congretulations!

[TheMidnadarkness]

they don't lay eggs like guppies they both give birth

[musicismagic97]

Will the fry bee the same colour as the mother or will it be a mix of the parents colours?

[Chris93036]

I found 1 baby Molly in my tank! I'm already expecting the rest to die because.. I have about 15 other fish in the tank, along with 2 crabs, and 2 turtles!

[beastoflv]

it might be ick disease

[Francheska7778]

I'M SO FRUSTRATED =( MY MOLLY HAD BABIES 5 DAYS AGO SO I GOT SOME FLOATING PLANTS FOR THEM TO HIDE, I DON'T KNOW IF THE PLANTS WERE INFECTED WITH PARASITES OR WHAT, BUT ALL MY FISH GOT WHITE SPOTS NOW, EVEN THE BABIES AND IS HEARTH BROKEN BECAUSE I SEE THEM HITTING THEIR BODY AGAINST THE PLANTS AND I KNOW THEY ARE INFECTED TOO...DO YOU THINK THEY'LL SURVIVE THE TREATMENT? I HAVE TO WAIT UNTILL TOMORROW TO BUY THE MED CAUSE I JUST NOTICED IT AND ITS LATE... I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP ON THEM =(

[Francheska7778]

PLEASE HELP!!! TWO OF MY MOLLIES ARE PREGNANT, THEY HAVE A HUGE STOMACH ...WHAT SHOULD I DO? I DON'T WANT THE BABIES TO DIE... PLEASE HURRY!!! ={

[countrybabe561]

@Francheska7778 Buy a breeding trap thingy. I think they are about $10. They float in the tank and they make it so mama can't get to the babies and eat them.

[Francheska7778]

@countrybabe561 OK THANKS =)

[EwingPhotography]

this is a totally cool video. I have black mollies that have had babies many times, but I've never seen it actually happen. Way cool!

[szamherris]

@EwingPhotography could you tell me if my black molly is pregnant on my page

[ImitationBlue]

So cool that you were able to catch this, but I have a question.

A while back I had about four to five different Molly's of various colors in a 10 gallon tank, & didn't know they were able to give live birth until it was happening. At that point, while we watched her, it was too late to save any more than two babies, which was very upsetting because we had to watch the mother take the babies into her mouth alive and then spit them out dead. :(

Do you think she mistook the babies for food or??

[aflow97]

How did you know when ur fish was going to have babies??

[MrGrim7777]

i feel so bad =/ i bought a silver mollie a couple days ago and it turns out she was pregnant and had babies in the main tank and i no ur suspose to seperate the momma from the babies and away from any power filters :( poor babies but i saved atleast 35 :) to be honest i didnt even no my silver mollie was a girl xD

[nexx1221]

@jainahable They wont eat food with big piece try giving minute amount of boiled egg yolk or baby fry food from aquarist.

[szamherris]

@nexx1221 could you tell me ifmy black molly is pregnant on my page

[misspatches2012]

@nexx1221 in my shop class we used the boiled egg yolk to feed planaria when we have done a lab about how they regenerate themselves

[EpicShots9]

great and very good quality video awsome

[reymore1995]

how can u tell when thire about to give birth

[woodentoolcompany]

Nice job catching this rare moment. Ive had tanks for years and have only managed to see this a few times. Very good job capturing this and thanks for sharing!

[jainahable]

Are the molly fry will automatically eat the food we give?

[jainahable]

how u know that ur molly would give birth soon?

[jakerichardson98]

Can someone watch my vid and tell me when mine will give birth?

[AvengedSevenfold9000]

Black mollies are my favorite type of fish for my aquarium. Nice Vid

[alitarabi]

Good Fish for Aquarium !

[KeySour]

I love black mollys thanks for this vid

[bugsd4]

I have a male and female too! but they fight alot.

[keely010]

Yes she gave birth :) lots of beautiful frys :)

[nexx1221]

@keely010 wow thats really awesome congrats :) and take care of them, feed them with brine shrimp after 2 days

[keely010]

I am wondering...

I have only had a molly give birth 1 time and i bought her prego she gave premy birth cuz of stress,,,

anyway I bought another prego one today, I am wondering when I Can put her into a new breeding trap i bought whhen i got her its a sigle one so yeah

what are the sines of labour or her bout to give birth she is whte and black and it is hard to find a gravid spot,,,

i have a video of her ill try attach one please watch and comment try to tell me the sines!

cheers

[nexx1221]

@keely010 Saw ur video dont seems molly is ready to deliver. few things to note is that the belly will grow extra large which will look like its going to blast also you would start seeing white spot at the end of belly. If you want you can put her in breeding trap when u start seeing the white spot grow.

[adorabIeangeI]

super awesome that you were able to get it on film, our new black molly just had babies and we only noticed because ONE survived.

[nexx1221]

@adorabIeangeI yes i knw you have to be lucky to catch that  moment :) I was very much addicted to my fish so she was in my bed room and I used to watch her 24x7 it was first time for me too so was super exited too :)

[RealTalkification]

fuckin ghost shrimp ate my frys

[MegaSilverfire]

wow.. i didnt know that mollies are live bearers! i bought 2 black mollies..after a month, it gave birth to 7 fries.. a week later, i found another 8! after two weeks, i got 13! luckily all of them survived but are still fries :)

[UltimateGirLover]

My grandfather got 6 guppies about 2 months ago, and the one guy was getting fat. Then one day like 3 died and about 2 days Later Him and my Grandmother go to work and there were 5 babies in the tank then 15 the next week xD

[archrom1]

Should I put her in a breeder or her own tank

[MrGreengiant15]

@archrom1 you should put her in a breeder...as soon as she is done giving birth release her,,,than let the fry gety bigger than release them...the female might eat her young if she feals harmed...so dont frighten her,,,i recomend getting the breeder tank with holes on the bottom that are going to a separate tank...so they are all separate.

[sonia205]

Love this video - well done for capturing it, I hope I can do the same!

[ashbuzzman100]

my mollies are mating atm and im just wondering when will i know shes gonna give birth so i can put her in another tank?

[301whitehall]

My Dalmation Lyretail Mollie (I had a pair but my one Female died to a unknown cause) had 9 Babies within the first month I had them. I only found 9 in my tank (and still have all 9!). You are very lucky to have 40+ Fry. I'm waiting for the fry to get bigger (the biggest one is close to a Inch now) so I can get a pair or 2 more.

[nexx1221]

@301whitehall Wow thats really a good news :) how old are they ? and best of luck :)

[301whitehall]

@nexx1221 Hmm...around 2 and a half months old I would guess :D

[Nancy4790]

i just got 4 on the 11-3-10. 2 black molly's and 2 white fishes but the white ones aren't molly's. one of my molly gave birth right after the day i got her they are so cute .she gave birth in 11-4-10

[AsylumKid1]

You didnt have a trap for the fry. Unless you supervised the whole time and removed her when she was done, or the fry were eaten....

[TheDogh8ter]

would they eat their own young like guppies?

[nexx1221]

@TheDogh8ter : Not the mother but other mollies do eat the baby fry's !! so try to keep them in diff tank.

[iluvmypupppy]

my molly is pooping long red string looking stuff!?! is this normal...im kinda new at this so ya :/

[iluvmypupppy]

my molly is pooping long red string looking stuff!?! is this normal...im kinda new at this so ya :/

[JCbanks71]

@iluvmypupppy thats the poop, you must feed them tropical flakes

[TheNinjacat10]

@invaderjem its about 72-75 degrees

[TheNinjacat10]

umm i have a 6 gallon tank with 4 gold fishes would it be ok if i puted a black molly in there?

[InvaderJem]

@TheNinjacat10 What's the temperature of the water?

[nvanwieren]

@TheNinjacat10 No, mollies will peck at the goldfish's slimy coating which will eventually kill the goldfish. I would advise not combining them.

[TheNinjacat10]

@nvanwieren thanks for the info i guess ill stick with gold fish

[bettafishocean]

WOW, that's a lot of fry! I am starting to breed mollies in a seperate breeding tank now. I usually just end up with fry in my community tank and I usually only get 4-8 that live! Congrats!

[Alidore4]

plop



[lacombly]

bro! wat is the sign when your molly is about to give birth?

[nexx1221]

@webkinzandcpfan1: white thing is actually the inside part of her belly which opens due to growth of fry in fish's womb. Thats the place the fry are going to come out of her mother. Best of luck for new experience :)

[JeremyXiong1]

how do u know if your mollies is going to give birth?



[FishExpert1231]

My Molly had babies over the weekend and she had over 40 too!! They are all in a breeding tank thing with 4 one month old babies.

[learber]

males have one fin at the bottom while females have two fins at the bottom i believe thats it cause i read it on a website and a lady at the local pet shop where i bought mine yesterday i askd for both a male and female and one has one fin on bottom and another has two fins on the bottomm :]

[mzjuic3]

my molly fish just gave birth .. im new with fish.. are the babies supose to lay at the bottom.. and if so for how long.. are they dead?

[hora11video]

nexx121, Tks 4 ur advide !!

[nexx1221]

@socerlover788 normally u can see the bulge 2 weeks before they delivery the fry's. Just keep the finger cross and keep the mother in breeding tank as soon as u see the white spot at the bottom of belly.

[JTagape]

Any good advice !!!?? My Black Molly had 9 babies 4 days ago ... I do not have any experience ... !!!

[nexx1221]

@JTagape Just keep the baby in diff container of clear glass and if possible feed them brine shrimp or powder flakes make sure u change the water max 50% so that there is not uneaten food left to contaminate water. Also keep the temp constant.

[mermaidamp]

My mom loved seeing Simba's babies named Remy and Emile. They died after their mother ate them.

[nexx1221]

@mermaidamp I am sorry for your loss but dont be disappointed you can have more later :).

[CRYST2SHELL]

they keep them bent up so it's hard to tell. but I'll study them to see and let you know if there are one or two fins

[CRYST2SHELL]

OH NO. I just bought 3 mollies. I asked for all males. I've had them 3 weeks now and TWO of them having bulging tummies...I SPECIFICALLY asked for males but something tells me these two are mommies...OH MY BOB>how many babies do they have??? I'm having a hard enough time controlling my guppy population..

[ursojealous11]

I have a question. When you first bought them, were they large and fat, or skinny? This interprets if they are male or female. Send me a message.

[CRYST2SHELL]

@ursojealous11 I think they were skinny. I don't recall there being a bulge there when they were @ that store. Nor do I recall bulges after i put them in the tank. I think these bulges have developed since they've been with me.

[ursojealous11]

Okay... Now, at the botom of your fishes, is there one fin, or two fins?

[mermaidamp]

Simba is a black molly with grey cheeks and gill slits. He had fries that are twins.

[boarding5401]

i recently purchased 1 male and 2 female mollies to share a 10 gallon tank with a betta but one of the mollies (female) always picks on the other two she won't go near the betta because she's terrefied of him but she's always nipping at the other 2 any advice on what i can do???

[nexx1221]

Keep that mollie out for 2-3 days and then reintroduce her. If the nipping is really a big problem like the fins are shredding. Are the mollies of same size ?

[boarding5401]

its the male that is being bullied but its ok i did what you suggested and it worked now they school thanks and yes they are all the same size but its cool thanks

[Kobara]

Mollies when pregnant will exhibit a fatter body around the belly area, and usually right before birthing , their bellies will look like a rectangle outline on the bottom instead of rounded. \____/

In addition, there is sometimes a white spot at the anal opening to indicate her birthing canal is opening up. (but not always and sometimes hard to see due to coloring of the fish itself

[simsfan57]

Really neat video! Good job!

how did you know when she was going to give birth? I always miss my mollies and guppies giving birth. :(

[nexx1221]

Normally I keep them in diff tank when I see there belly getting flat and round like this \__/ Then it should give birth in 2-3 days and normally I have seen them give birth after evening mostly and it goes for more than 20 min. Which is enuf time to see this beautiful thing :)

Hope this helps.