Dalmation molly gives birth…finally!

October 28th, 2008 by Katie 
At last, it has happened! A few hours ago, my dalmation molly gave birth to a number of babies. When her belly started getting bigger, I set up a second aquarium for her. Then I watched. And watched some more. Nothing happened. Today, when I’d just about given up hoping, she gave birth. I moved her back to my main tank when I saw her trying to eat the fry. She is back swimming around with...

Is my dalmation molly pregnant?

October 14th, 2008 by Katie 
Apologies for the picture quality, but I wondered if anyone could tell me if my dalmation molly could be pregnant? She has been a little agressive towards the other mollies. However, most of her time is spent under a leaf in a quiet part of the tank. Sometimes she swims into the ship wreck and just stays in there for a while. The other fish haven’t been having much to do with her. Any ideas?