Dalmation Molly Pregnant?

Hi
As it says in the title really

I just got 2 dalmation molly's today from the pet store and my grandad thinks that the female is possibly pregnant
how can i tell is she is or not?

shes rarther short compared to my male molly and has a large under belly
shes a fast little swimmer too fast a cant get a picture

>>> scrap that got one duno if it will help <<<

If it's a female, she's almost certainly pregnant; they will be if they've ever been near a male!

fluttermoth said:

If it's a female, she's almost certainly pregnant; they will be if they've ever been near a male!

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Wey the pet store had them all in one tank there must have been about 20+ dalmations in there so a take it there is a really good chance shes pregnant

what do i do if she is? because im new to keeping fish and wouldnt have a bloody clue were to start

You don't need to do anything. If you want to raise some fry, don't bother with breeding traps or anything like that (they're too small and strees the fish), just add the biggest clump of fine leafed palnt you can; elodea, cabomba and Java moss all make great hiding places for fry.

ok erm i also have a betta splenden in there with them aswell is that going to cause problems?

Every fish in your tank (including the parents themseves) will eat the fry if they can; they just see them as live food. The only way to make sure soe survive is to give them as alrge a hiding place as possible.

Of course, if you don't want to raise any fry (your tank might be too small, for instance), then just leave them be and the fry wil soon disappear.