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- Can Mollies survive in a fishbowl?
- How do you know when a Molly is about to give birth?
- How long do molly fish stay pregnant?
- Can I keep Molly Fry in a bowl?
- Does Molly fish eat their babies?
- What do baby mollies eat?
- How often do mollies have babies?
- Do mollies produce a lot of waste?
- Can Mollies change gender?
- Will baby fish survive in my tank?
- Can mollies breed with other fish?
- Where is the gravid spot on a Molly?
- How many eggs do Mollies lay?
Can Mollies survive in a fishbowl?
Keeping a single molly in an unequipped fish bowl is a feasible practice, but only under ideal circumstances. Short-finned mollies (Poecilia sphenops), such as the black molly, are a good single molly choice. Since mollies are tropical fish, they require warm temperatures, 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit to survive.
How do you know when a Molly is about to give birth?
The Eyes of the Fry and Signs of Impending Birth
To accommodate the developing eggs, the mother's body expands, becoming deeper and broader. A few days before delivery, she develops a bulge below the gills, her outline becoming fairly square in this region, while the gravid spot has enlarged its area.
How long do molly fish stay pregnant?
Mollies 50-70 days.
Can I keep Molly Fry in a bowl?
If the tanks are further apart, you may want to place the fry in a large bowl or bucket filled with water from the nursery aquarium to carry them to their new tank. Do not overcrowd the breeding trap.
Does Molly fish eat their babies?
They will eat almost anything that fits in their mouth. The new born babies are very small just about the size of a pellet food which is why molly are seen eating their own babies after giving birth.
What do baby mollies eat?
Baby mollies can eat your regular fish flakes, crushed finely. Live baby brine shrimp are also a popular baby food.
How often do mollies have babies?
The gestation period of a molly fish is around 60 days. Female mollies can store sperm for months and may fertilize eggs as often as every 30 days, even when no male is present in the tank. Mollies may release 10 to 60 live fish at a time.
Do mollies produce a lot of waste?
Mollies might be super cute, but they're also really messy. Basically, they're little machines that do nothing but eat, poop and make babies. They constantly gobble food like they're starving and so they produce a lot of poop.
Can Mollies change gender?
Mollies are not able to change gender. The gender of these fish is determined by their genetics so it is impossible for them to change sex.
Will baby fish survive in my tank?
Not necessarily. Many fish breed very easily and produce great numbers of offspring, simply because very few will survive to adulthood. The more fish in your tank, the more you will need to feed them, the more feces they will produce and the harder your filtration system will have to work.
Can mollies breed with other fish?
Albeit there being several varieties of molly fish, they all can be mated because regardless of the color or fin configuration, they are the same species, and any male will readily fertilize with all females. ... So, put simply, different colors and shapes of mollies are still the same fish and will readily breed.
Where is the gravid spot on a Molly?
The Gravid Spot Is Very Visible
The spot is triangular in shape and gets darker and larger the closer a molly is to giving birth. The spot is located towards the anal vent of the pregnant Molly.
How many eggs do Mollies lay?
How many eggs do molly typically lay? None. They're live-bearers, which means live birth. Anywhere from a few to over a hundred could be born.
