Help. Molly pregnant

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  1. ACE007

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    Hey Franna, can you send a full image of that breeder box you have that female in?
     
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    Pregnant Molly Small.JPG

    My molly looks very pregnant but she has been this way for a month at least.
    Maybe conditions aren't right for her to give birth, but could it be anything else (she's pretty happy and chasing other fish around, so not dropsy I wouldn't think). Presuming she's fine but conditions are not ideal for her, will she eventually have to give birth or will she re-absorb the babies?
    The pH of my tank is always on the low side (6.8), maybe this is what's causing her to hang onto the babies.

    Pregnant Molly Small.JPG
     
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    Hello, @hhawarden - what kind of molly is that? She doesn't look "pregnant" - we call it gravid :p - when a molly is heavily gravid they look like little boxes - really square around the back end and in addition, a gravid spot is always visible - a black mark around the anus area.

    Do you have a male molly?
     
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    Thanks Tracy,
    i do have a male Molly but I thought she was gravid (ahem) when I got her. If she isn't,why is she so fat?
    i can't see any black spot around the cloaca.
    thanks,
    Hugh.
     

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