Fat

[tangeriiine]

one of my mollies suddenly has a very large belly, she cant be that preggers cos she only had fry the other week...she also hangs sometimes near the top and seems to be drinkin the water..other than that she swims around normally could there be any thing wrong with her...?

 

[tangeriiine]

no one got ne ideas? or is it just suddenly fat ! lol

 

[tstenback]

she could be preggers again as they can have fry every 4-6 weeks and can save sperm from one fertilization and use it to have 3-6 batches of fry. If she is eating and swimming normally, keep an eye on her, but she is probably OK.

 

[tangeriiine]

okies just hope its just that then!

 

[jvis0606]

Did you check water conditions? Isn't breathing at the top a sign of ammonia poisoning or something, or gill disease? Check into that. Otherwise, yeah the molly can have babies at different times over a couple of weeks. Happened to me! Every so often I will check the tank and find fry. Not many - because I am sure the others were gobbled up, but I guess that's where survival of the fittest comes into play.