Lyretail Molly: Fat or Pregnat

95dannimarie95
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My lyretail Molly has seemed pregnant for roughly 2 months now. But she has been active and feeding normally. She hasn't exhibited any behavior signifying she is close to birth. Idk
It's hard to get a photo, she loves to move
 

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e_watson09
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Looks pregnant. Female livebearers are almost always pregnant. She looks pretty squared off so I'd expect babies relatively soon
 
95dannimarie95
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  • #3
Looks pregnant. Female livebearers are almost always pregnant. She looks pretty squared off so I'd expect babies relatively soon
We been xpecting babies for a month now. She's been big this whole time
 
emeraldking
  • #4
We been xpecting babies for a month now. She's been big this whole time
Mollies take a bit longer than guppies, platies and swordtails before fry will be born. Consider a gestation period of 4-6 weeks. Sometimes even 8 weeks.
 
95dannimarie95
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  • #5
Mollies take a bit longer than guppies, platies and swordtails before fry will be born. Consider a gestation period of 4-6 weeks. Sometimes even 8 weeks.
Do you know at what point we should be worried that she isn't giving birth? Or if there is a fish equivalent to inducing?
 
emeraldking
  • #6
Do you know at what point we should be worried that she isn't giving birth? Or if there is a fish equivalent to inducing?
If she's still fat and in 3 months nothing has happened... There are more livebearers that have a longer gestation period. Goodeids are one of them, for instance...
 

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