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I have two balloon mollies my black one is my female and my white one is my male. How can I tell if she is pregnante? Also does anyone mollies like having their light on like all the time?

i would have to say that bollon mollys are hard to tell since them both being fat. and since the female is a black molly that only addes to the problem. the only thing i would tell u is to wait it out. check if she isn't moving alot, in planted areas. i would say no to the lighting questions. fish are like people, they have to rest sometime. welcome to f.p

Welcome to FP

And BettaChris is right...you have a big problem trying to tell if a balloon molly much less a black balloon molly is pregnant. Your best bet is to wait it out, if you don't have fry within the next month or so, then you can assume she wasn't pregnant...of course if mollies are like other livebearers by the time you assume she isn't pregnant she will be pregnant and then all the fun begins. Make sure she has plenty of plants to hide in, and that will also help with the survival of the fry when they come.

For feeding, take your normal fish flakes and grind them to dust and sprinkle lightly. The adults can eat them as well as the fry...Let us know, heidi

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