Im a Noob, lol

[Golden Pygo]

I was wondering how to tell how long my guppies and mollies have been pregnant and when should I put them in breeders.

[snoopy65]

If you have males and females of guppies and mollies in the same tank.....the females are pregnant. Normally takes them about 4 weeks to have them. They can store sperm and get pregnant again for up to 6 months from the last time they were in a tank with a male. The easiest for me when I had them was to watch for the gravid spot on the lower rear area of the fish to enlarge and the female looks like she is going to bust when they get close. Mollies tend to get very square looking and look like they are going to bust.

[Golden Pygo]

Ok thanks, and are the mesh breeders better then the plastic ones?

[mahemaheman85]

Ok thanks, and are the mesh breeders better then the plastic ones?


i think they are, they are bigger plus eventually algae with grow on the side of the mesh which the fry can eat

[woofy]

in my opinion the mesh breeders are not as stuffy as the plastic ones. th plastic ons have little flow and if u over feed even a bit it will be stuck in thre and rott. also iv had babies get eaten through the slits on the sides of the breeders, and if its the floating ones they are a pain. I fmale will also refuse to eat right before birth and she might hover at the top or at the bottom of the tank. if u put her in th breeder to early she might stress out to much so watch her carefully ;)

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

i like the plastic ones only because they seem like less of a hassle to use and don't get as messy

[Otto_VonBacon]

If you have males and females of guppies and mollies in the same tank.....the females are pregnant. Normally takes them about 4 weeks to have them. They can store sperm and get pregnant again for up to 6 months from the last time they were in a tank with a male. The easiest for me when I had them was to watch for the gravid spot on the lower rear area of the fish to enlarge and the female looks like she is going to bust when they get close. Mollies tend to get very square looking and look like they are going to bust.

This man speaks the truth.

[Golden Pygo]

Thanks everyone. The molly I put in the mesh breeder wont eat, is that because she's in the breeder or because she ready to give birth? Should I leave her in there?

BTW, her stomach is quite large.

[Golden Pygo]

One more thing, can I just leave her in the tank to breed or will she eat them. The only other tank mates are guppies.

[Golden Pygo]

Well the molly is in the tank now. She is just hiding under some wood, not eating.

[Juzah]

I prefer the mesh ones personally, as someone said above, they get more aeration through water flow. Guppies also become a little square towards the back end of their stomach when abouts to give birth.

I believe both molly's and guppies eat their young so they'll need to be seperated

[Tom500]

This man speaks the truth.



:iagree:

[Golden Pygo]

The molly is hiding all the time, should I put her in the breeder?

[Juzah]

If your sure she will birth soon id put her in the breeder - might increase the chances of her eating also. If she is hanging around at the bottom in hiding places its possible she has already dropped her fry and is eating them

[Golden Pygo]

Well I'm not shure when she will give birth but her stomach is really large and round.

[Golden Pygo]

She is in my mesh breeder now.

[Juzah]

Hope it goes well! :]

[Golden Pygo]

Yeah me to. I read that the female can get stressed once in the breeder and might abort her fry. Hope that dosn't happen. Once my guppies have fry, I'm going to put them in my 100g piranha tank. The piranhas are now living with 2 convicts but its only been like that for a few days. I think guppies and red bellys would look good together but the chance of it working out.............