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This molly fish is a livebearer. This term (livebearers) means that their fry come out swimming and "ready" to the big World. The gestation period for this fish is usually 28 days but sometimes can take some more time. Like all livebearers when the female is in pregnant it will develop a dark triangular shaped gravid spot near her anal vent. As the pregnancy progresses this dark triangular shaped gravid spot will get larger and darker. At the time the fry comes out recommended to move them or the parent to other tank or else the parent will eat their own fry.
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∙ 11y ago1. Have a cycled tank of at least 10gallons and a place for the 4-40 babies you should expect.
2. Get a female molly or platy.
3. Get a male of same species.
4. Put female in a large breeder trap after 20 days or so, with separate compartment for babies.
5. By the end of 40days max you should have babies. Remove mother from trap and set babies free in a safe place away from all other fish where they cant get eaten. Parents will eat babies.
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∙ 12y agoput a boy and girl in a tank and make the water about in between 75-79 degrees,they will think its spring and they'll mate.
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Can a silver fin molly fish mate with a balloon molly fish?
Mollys can breed with any other type of molly fish
Is there such a fish called balloon fish?
There are actually type of fish named balloon such as Balloon Molly. It is made through selective breeding of mollies that retain the balloon gene which results in a basically fat looking molly.
What is the scientific name for a balloon molly fish?
The Balloon molly is a Black Molly (Poecilia sphenops) that has been bred with a deformed spine. (It was an inevitable accident of (bad) inbreeding) This deformity shortens the fishes lifespan. If this deformity had occured in any fish I had bred I would have euthanased the fish rather than perpetuate a deformity. I personally believe that the breeders who deliberately breed and allow this deformed fish to be sold are doing the wrong thing by the species.
Can you breed a Molly fish and a phantom fish?
It seems so as my Molly flirts with them but ignores the female guppies
What does a black molly look like?
Yes, a black Molly is a breed of fish in the breed "Molly". They grow up to about two and three-fourths inches from head to tail. These fish are a community breed so you can mix them with other community fish. They come from Central America.
How many times do you feed a balloon belly molly fish?
Feed tropical fish flakes twice daily as much as it will consume in three to five minutes.
Is molly fish a fish?
Yes, a molly is a fish.
At what age do Molly fish begin to mate?
Mollies can get gravid at a few weeks old.
Can a black molly breed with a balloon belly molly?
I'm pretty sure they can. We recently stocked a tank with black mollies and gold balloon mollies; they were all from the same tank in the pet store. A few hours after we put them in our tank, one of the gold balloons had a ton of babies. Five of them made it and are thriving. They seem to be a combination of black and greyish brown and some of them definitely have a balloon shape to them. So we're fairly certain they were a combo of black regular and gold balloons (there were no other kinds of fish in the tank).
How do you breed a molly and can different types of mollys mate?
Obviously one male and one female is needed, but also the temperature of your water must be warm enough as we are talking about tropical fish. Different types of molly can breed, so can different species from their family. Guppy/molly hybrids (gullies) are an example.
What is a painted Molly Fish?
There are many different types of fish. A "painted" Molly fish, refers to any Molly fish that has been dyed to appear as "painted" with markings.
Why is your balloon molly swimming upside down?
Well, your balloon molly most likely has a swim bladder disfunction. Don't worry it usually isn't the owners fault, more like the constant inbreeding and such to produce the balloon molly. These fish are so irregularly shaped, compared to the original form, that swimming in general is difficult. I suggest that you either cull the fish by getting a cup of tank water and a couple drops of clove oil. This solution will kill the fish almost painlessly. I believe that the clove oil paralyzes the fish, no problem. So the fish dies quickly. Another solution could be to feed your fish peas, yes the store bought peas. Because of the peas natural properties it could solve this problem, but this is unlikely for this is a short term solution. Your fish will die anyways. Why not end it now?
