I have 2 pregnant female mollies in my tank who have been pregnant for quite some time now. The first I purchased was a beautiful Cremesicle Lyretail in late September who was very thin at the time, but I was counting on her probably still being fertile. Then I purchased 2 female Dalmation Lyretail Mollies also in late September, to which I said, "Pick out the most pregnant looking ones you can find!" After some days later, I realized that one of the dalmations i thought was a female turned out to be a fully grown male! (i had more female mollies, so I know the female to male ratio, but they passed)
Anyway! So like I said, I purchased the cremesicle not pregnant, before I purchased the Dalmation, already pregnant. I had been expecting the dalmation to drop within a week of getting her, but almost 2 months later, she's still boxy and fat! (and she's definitely NOT a balloon molly!) Within a month after getting the cremesicle, she started gaining weight also, leading me to believe she had been in the very very early stage of pregnancy when I got her. The gravid spot is a lot easier to notice on the cremesicle than the dalmation, for obvious reasons. But neither of my girls have dropped yet, and I think they're well past the gestation period!
I've heard that females can withhold their labor (for lack of a better term) if conditions are too stressful, and even abort, but if they aborted, would they still be full-figured and pregnant looking? I just wanna know why i bought these mollies pregnant and I'm not getting any babies! Water conditions have always been on point, I have a healthy established peaceful tropical community, with only 1 semi-aggressive tankmate, who keeps to herself.
Anyway! So like I said, I purchased the cremesicle not pregnant, before I purchased the Dalmation, already pregnant. I had been expecting the dalmation to drop within a week of getting her, but almost 2 months later, she's still boxy and fat! (and she's definitely NOT a balloon molly!) Within a month after getting the cremesicle, she started gaining weight also, leading me to believe she had been in the very very early stage of pregnancy when I got her. The gravid spot is a lot easier to notice on the cremesicle than the dalmation, for obvious reasons. But neither of my girls have dropped yet, and I think they're well past the gestation period!
I've heard that females can withhold their labor (for lack of a better term) if conditions are too stressful, and even abort, but if they aborted, would they still be full-figured and pregnant looking? I just wanna know why i bought these mollies pregnant and I'm not getting any babies! Water conditions have always been on point, I have a healthy established peaceful tropical community, with only 1 semi-aggressive tankmate, who keeps to herself.