Pregnant Molly Not Moving

I just got two more mollies yesterday to help with a hierarchy problem with my previous duo, and I think one of the new ones, Simon, is pregnant and she's just been perched on the gravel, barely moving. She only moves when there's movement near her, such as my mystery snail falling next to her, and only a couple centimeters at most. More readjusting herself than anything.

It's hard to see her stomach in the picture, but I'm about 90% sure she's pregnant, and I'm not sure if she's hiding and laying down because maybe she's sensitive and having a hard time adjusting to being in a new tank (Markus, my other new molly, is ok, but maybe Simon is more sensitive because she's pregnant?) or she's possibly ready to give birth. She was swimming around yesterday and eating fine, so I think she's possibly ready to give birth?? I'm not sure and could use the help, and need to know if I need to go get a mesh fry container thing or whatever it's called. Thank you in advance (and I apologize for any late replies, my email notification isn't working well for some reason).

 

She's getting ready for birth. But I don't see females laying on the gravel during that time. She is likely stressed. Put her in her own tank or separate her.

 

I'm heading out to get a tank separator right now, as I don't have another cycled tank at the moment, hopefully that helps

 

I'm heading out to get a tank separator right now, as I don't have another cycled tank at the moment, hopefully that helps

I can't guarantee anything because you did just get her and she needs to acculimate. Also while you are out get some horn wort. Or some plant to lay on or by.

 

As long as she was swimming and eating last night and she's not gasping, I wouldn't worry too much. Mollies like to hang out in weird places. I sometimes will find mine in my pleco cave, sometimes with or without the pleco in it. Twice now, I've had half my mollies disappear for 30 to 60 minutes in my tank and I STILL have no idea where they went.

As for getting a mesh net for fry, that will help them but it means having new mollies to deal with soon. They're pretty tough. I still have 2 of my fry after a couple of weeks and I'm not doing anything for them. I feed my adult fish once or twice a day on adult flake food and my mollies gobble it up. My tank is only moderately planted and the only thing I do for the fry is just be careful not to vacuum them up so...the little darlings don't seem to need to be treated to carefully. Seems they're as tough as moms and dad.

 

the little darlings don't seem to need to be treated to carefully. Seems they're as tough as moms and dad.

While I don't doubt their hardiness, I don't quite trust my mollies, one in particular, to not eat them when they're born. There was already a batch of fry that "mysteriously" disappeared lol, so I don't want to take any chances.

I just got a injured fish/fry separator, so I'll put little expecting Simon in there till the babies are born