Question about Black Mollies as tankmates for an Angel in a 23

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i got 4 black mollies to go with my angelfish in my tnak... I know I know i went to the lfs looking for cardianals becuse of one of yur suggestions but there werent any. SO i thought hmmmm neons are like cardinals well the neron tank was filthy and dead fish everywhere!!!! so i skipped them. then i look over and see the black mollies and i decided to get them. the guy there was great!!! he was telling the gender of all the fish i got (4) and one female was even pregnant!!!!!! ill take pictures as ssooon as i can. i need to know some stuff like are thier babies in eggs or like come out as babies (lol) and are the eggs/babies gonna be alright in my tank with an angel and 3 other mollies or will i ahve to put the pregnatn mollie in a smaller tank??
 
Only the molly fry most fit to survive in your tank will, as angels and the mollies will probably eat all of the other ones.
 
Lesson #1--research fish before you purchase them.

Mollies are livebearers, so the babies will look like tiny adults. If you want to raise the babies, you will need to either remove the female to another tank and raise the babies there (the mother will have to be returned to the main tank), or provide lots of cover for the babies and hope for the best.

However, mollies water preference is completely opposite of the water prefered by angels. In the long run, not a good combo, IMO. I would take the mollies back, and pick up something that will be compatible with the angel.

Oh, and I changed your subject line so it actually reflected your topic.
 
your babies will be born fry. and they will make a nice lunch for the angel and the other mollies. which is nice because you cant have 75 mollies in a 10 gallon tank. if you do want to grow some out, i would get another tank. mollies also like a little salt in there water. but be careful doing water changes with fry in the tank as they can be more sensitive to changes in water temp/chemistry.
in some other post it said putting the momma in a smaller tank might stress the heck out of her. so i would just move the fry.

with one female and 3 other males[?] i am surprised the males arent beating each other up for mating rights.
 
If i seen dead fish floating in a filthy tank at the LFS i would have been straight out the door, but to answer your question,mollies are live bearers and you would be safer to move the pregnant female to a smaller tank because the angelfish will make a snack of the fry even if the other mollies dont. It will also be less stressfull for her.
BTW what size is the tank,
How many angels do you have?
 
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