TOP 10 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT FRESHWATER MOLLY FISH BY FISH TANK AQUARIUMS

TOP 10 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT FRESHWATER MOLLY FISH BY FISH TANK AQUARIUMS

1-How can you tell if a balloon molly fish is male or female?

The easiest way to tell a male molly from a female is by looking at the anal fin.

 If you start at the back of the fish and move forward,

 the anal fin is the first fin on the bottom of the fish.

 In the case of balloon mollies with their rounded bodies,

 this fin points the same direction as the caudal or tail fin.

2-How long do balloon molly fish live?

On average, they will only live for one to one and a half years.

 By comparison, naturally occurring types of mollies can live for up to five years if properly cared for.

 If you'd rather have a longer-living fish,

 you may be better off keeping a different type of molly.

3-How long is a molly fish pregnant?

Gestation Period. 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.

4-Do molly fish eat their own babies?

Even though the female Molly is pregnant and going to give birth to numerous babies,

 other fish and even the parents will feed on them as soon as given the chance.

 YES it's a gruesome thought but that's Mother Nature. So by doing nothing in your tank,

 the female will birth her baby fry and they will be eaten.

5-Is my Molly male or female?

Male Mollies. It is fairly easy to determine the sex of a male molly.

 Males are more torpedo-shaped and have bigger fins than females.

 The males also have pointed gonopodia,

 modified anal fins they use to mate with females.

6-How do you know when a molly fish is pregnant?

The Molly Fish is a type of guppy. A Molly Fish is a live bearer, meaning the babies come out of the mother alive. ...

Watch for any behavioral changes in your female molly fish. ...

Note if a dark triangular spot has appeared near the anal vent.

Look for the stomach to change. ...

View your molly fish throughout the pregnancy.

7-How does Molly fish mate?

The females of the fish that fall into this class keep their fertilized eggs inside their bodies until they hatch,

 at which time they are released as fry. When black mollies mate, the male will transfer milt,

 the fluid that contains his sperm, into the female's body using is gonopodium.

8-What is the life expectancy of a molly fish?

The balloon molly fish has a life expectancy similar to those of other types of mollies kept in captivity:

 three to five years. This life span is based on ideal conditions,

 such as brackish water or saltwater rather than freshwater,

 which can make a balloon molly fish susceptible to disease and illness.

9-How does a Molly give birth?

Mollies are easy fish to breed in the aquarium. ...

 Once the eggs are fertilized the female molly carries them inside her while they are developing.

 Gestation takes around 60 days.

 The female molly will then give birth to about 20-50 fully developed molly fry.

10-What kind of fish can live with Mollies?

Posted by Megan G: Other Mollies, Guppies, Platys, Swordtails,

 Gourami fish, Female Bettas, Endlers, Danios, Minnows, Tetras, Snails, Shrimp.

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