Constipated Mollies??

Hey guys, This might sound like a silly question, but do mollies tend to get constipated?

I have 2 silver, and 1 black female in one tank, and a black male in another tank, and I noticed that they all tend to trail a lo-o-o-ng thread of poop behind them.

Is this normal for mollies?

Sorry guys, I feel a bit stupid asking such a question, but at least I didn't ask "do fish fart?" :blink1:

 

All my mollies leave the same long trail behind them. It is normal as far as i know.

 

Ahaha then you should see how my Oscar craps...but sometime he does get constipated due to all the protein in his diet, so I give him some green peas and it fixes him right up. If they stop pooping then you need to start worrying.

 

My understanding is that any fish can get constipated - depending on the diet etc .. I do not have mollies but my other live breeders do well with some blanched baby marrow a few times a month. Could give it a try and see if they are less constipated if this is not part of the diet already.

Later Ferdie

 

+1 F-fish

Mollies need some veggies in their diet to stay 'regular'. Try getting some veggie flakes, peas etc. into thei diet at least once or twice a week for best results.

 

I have also had this problem before so I usually feed peas once a week (same as SA said)... but if I spot a problem I feed immediately, but usually though it doesnt happen if I feed them peas weekly...

Brandon