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morganwhitney05
03-21-2006, 9:05 PM
This is my first post on here...I have a fresh water and a salt water tank...but I just wondered...I think my Dalmation Molly is having babies. It's kinda like she's pooping...lol...but she has been doing it for 10 minutes now, non stop. It looks like sausages all attached in different Sacks...So if someone could reply and let me know what's going on with her that'd be great!
Thanks!
Mollies are livebearers and the young are born free swimming so I doubt it.
morganwhitney05
03-21-2006, 9:20 PM
I read that they have them in sacks and when they are ready to come out they do but they are also already fish inside the sack...you dont have to wait for them to hatch and everything.
MrfisH
03-21-2006, 9:36 PM
Not meant to offend but, this is MONSTER fish keepers right?
It is, but I wouldn't discourage any fishkeeper from posting here. I have a great Largemouth Bass, but I also keep platys, swords, neons, plecos, loaches, bullhead, and barbs. I welcome everyone who enjoys the aquatic. If you keep plankton in a cup, I value your info.
morganwhitney05
03-21-2006, 10:04 PM
i actually joined this because my friend...rallysman told me to because i could get some good info. and he said i would def. get a reply to just about everything that i post. I have a little bit bigger fish than that though. but i really joined for the info. and help.
rallysman
03-21-2006, 10:12 PM
Not meant to offend but, this is MONSTER fish keepers right?
Did you start out with arowanas and red tail cats?
Why drive members and potential monster owners away?
I agree with ewurm. I have some true monsters but I just ordered a bunch of clown loaches and tetras for my (GASP) planted community tank. I think we should just give info and encourage healthy fish keeping in general.
ewurm
03-21-2006, 10:30 PM
i actually joined this because my friend...rallysman told me to because i could get some good info. and he said i would def. get a reply to just about everything that i post. I have a little bit bigger fish than that though. but i really joined for the info. and help.
You are welcome to post here, you are welcome to give your input, and are welcome to ask questions. As long as you keep the cowbell ringing to a minimum, welcome to MFK! :ROFL:
ewurm
03-21-2006, 10:31 PM
Did you start out with arowanas and red tail cats?
Why drive members and potential monster owners away?
I agree with ewurm. I have some true monsters but I just ordered a bunch of clown loaches and tetras for my (GASP) planted community tank. I think we should just give info and encourage healthy fish keeping in general.
I did start with an arowana, but had to get rid of it because of my aggressive neon tetras. :ROFL:
Daniel Machado
03-22-2006, 7:29 PM
:ROFL: :lol3:
Cnidaria
03-23-2006, 1:16 PM
If she is dropping babies in sacs they could be spontaneously aborted babies. Livebearers will sometimes do this because of stress. Or if she was bred to another fish closely related to her the babies may be too inbred to survive, and may have died before they came to term. Baby mollies are normally carried in sacs internally, but emerge from them before they leave the mom. Sometimes it takes the babies a few minutes to get oriented and learn to swim. If they don't do anything in 24 hours, they are probably dead or not babies.
If the sacs do not contain babies, they may be intestinal parasites. See if you can examine the contents of one of the sacs.
Hope that helps. And I think mollies are cool, even though they aren't huge.
MrfisH
03-25-2006, 12:12 AM
Im sorry, im totally not taking any shots at you and as I re-read the post it kinda sounds a little harsher than i meant it. I welcome you and hope you in fact learn a lot posting here. :redface: :footinmou
tyler100
03-26-2006, 12:12 PM
Me 2
i agree with ewurm
i started out small and moved on to great bigger things.
i think exclusivity to members with larger fish should be discouraged as we all started out as novices to the aquarium world and i think its the duty of experienced aquarists to encourage new members because we are all potential monster fish keepers we are just starting out with the basics.