Does anyone know how long a molly can be in labor for? My gold dust molly had about 5 fry around 11 am and she is still pretty fat and her gravid spot is still dark she is still acting a bit odd as well. (ie hiding and having spurts of heavy breathing.)
Molly in labor
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I turned the light on this morning to check on my other fry (30+ as of last week lol) and noticed she was hiding. I kept the light on as usual just for that reason. I am just glad that it can take a day or two because I've read it should only take up to 3 hrs which seemed a bit unrealistic to me. Thanks for the reply!
Most human births last a shorter time then livebearing births. One time my swordtail had 23 fry at 6 in the morning and finished at 9:30 or so. I came back home after 6 hours at a friends house and she continued to spit out another 14 fry. By the end of the night, she had a total of 49. The next day I had them and they were in a grow out tank but got sucked up by the filter. 1 survived and I still have him to this day.