Is My Molly Ready To Have Her Fry?

[zolan86]

Hi everyone,
just wondering is my white molly is pregnant, as you can see i have some babies in a net in the background, they are from a different female molly from about 6 days ago.

 

[tailormadefish]

Certainly looks like it. Also you may want to give your fry some extra cover. Maybe drop a plant in there.

 

[the_lock_man]

Yes, she's looking nicely squared-off. Fry imminent.

 

[zolan86]

will go to the fish shop tomorrow to pick up a plant. survival of the fittest for this lot though!

 

[chickennuggets123]

Yes, looks like it, quite soon.
Goodluck!

 

[omega59]

Good luck! and congrats it looks you you will have a lot more fry hehe.

 

[zolan86]

another question, in the top left of the photo you can see i have a mosaic guppy but with a very small tail, does anyone know why this is? he had a beautiful big tail when i got him, it seems to be shrinking!

 

[PlatyQueen]

Oh yes. definatly. good luck!! they are soo cute

 

[zolan86]

still no babies! stubborn girl

 

[UKSPEED]

Just be patient I thought my molly was ready to drop a week ago, she was huge, but she only dropped this morning.

 

[comocrayfish5]

i have a white molly and dalmation molly that are that big. i think my white one is bigger though. Good luck!!

 

[UKSPEED]

I notice you have an angel in there also. Same as me. When he's grown a bit more most of your fry will be eaten before you can get to them.

 

[zolan86]

still no babies! will get an updated photo soon.
my angel is a hungry little fish, but i dont want to have too many fish in the tank so they just need to find places to hide and survive. got some more plants for them to hide in.

 

[Paradise3]

The reason for your guppy's shrinking tail is most likely because of the Angel... Angels aren't really compatible with peaceful fish like Guppies...

 

[omega59]

i have to admit although angelfish and guppies should not be together, i haven't had any issues with them at all. However this said i am going to be getting rid of my angels as they are out growing my tank. At the time i "adopted" them i was not aware that a short tank is an issue. My tank is only 13inches tall and angelfish require at least 18inches in height to support their long tall top and bottom fins.

I would love to keep all 4 of my angels, but i can't afford a new tank at this time and i don't want them to be uncomfortable as they get bigger.