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Gestation Period For Mollies

The gestation period for pregnant mollies is about 60 days.

Gestation period for mollies. The gestation period of a molly fish is around 60 days from being fertilized to giving birth. The gestation period of a molly fish is around 60 days. Mollies take a bit longer than guppies it s around 30 days or so.

Something interesting that not many know are female mollies can store sperm for months and may fertilize eggs as often as every 30 days even when no male is present in the tank. Mollies may release 10 to 60 live fish at a time. If fry have lots of places to hide especially floating plants real or plastic that helps fry survive.

A female molly can store sperms for long periods so that it impregnates itself every thirty days. Molly fish swimming in tank. One example is the dalmatian molly fish which births young ones come out ready to live like adults.