Is my dalmation balloon molly pregnant?

Question

I just bought a dalmatian molly from the pet store and when I was in the car going home i noticed it had a big belly, so I assumed it was a balloon belly but when i looked at the reciept it said it was just a normal molly, so can anyone tell me if its a balloon belly or pregnant?

Answer 1

you need  a picture to answer this question, it could be a balloon molly and pregnant. if the pet store said its a balloon molly it probably is cause they're pretty hard to mistake for a regular molly. Also there will be  a little black spot where the gonopodium would be  on a male, but since it is a dalmation it will probably be covered in balck spots.

Answer 2

my mollys blew their bellys up sometimes. Even my male. If she IS pegnant, take out the babbies ASAP. The mo will kill them!

Answer 3

could be both just keep watch for the next few weeks they do keep the males with the females so your molly maybe prego make sure it is a girl before the a**s it will have an anual fin that is triangular if instead the fin is straight it is a male

Answer 4

Well, send a pic on photobucket. Also, is it a male or a female? Because if it's a male, then it obviously isn't pregnant lol. Most mollies sold at PetStores are males. A male has a gonopodium fin, that is narrow, and a female has a bigger oval fin. Here is a picture to help you tell the difference: http://www.bio.txstate.edu/~gabor/caito/...

(The one on the top is the female.) Also look at these photos:

male: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

(the gonopodium fin is circled)

female:http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/04...

(here's another guide for telling the difference:

http://sogua.mamakcorner.com/uploads/Pla...

Also, this is an example of a female balloon molly (not pregnant)

http://www.cheapfish.co.uk/gold%20balloo...

and a male balloon molly: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

(look at the top of the page)

good luck!! Buy a breeder net just in case.....