Sexing my molly?

[cooleo589]

Hi there!

So i have had my molly for quite some time now and i cannot figure out if it is a boy or a girl! I have one that i know is female and i had a male so i know about the anal fin thing but i cant tell with this one. I can get a good picture so i thought id try to describe it. Its fin doesnt fan out like a females but it doesnt stick straight like a males either. When all its fins are up the anal fin goes out also. So it doesnt stay like a males but def isnt fan shaped like a female. Help would be greatly appreciated! I can try to get pics if it would help.

 

[Big Ben]

Its fin doesnt fan out like a females but it doesnt stick straight like a males either. When all its fins are up the anal fin goes out also. So it doesnt stay like a males but def isnt fan shaped like a female. Help would be greatly appreciated! I can try to get pics if it would help.

Does it have a gonopodium?

if not I would suspect its a female. The dorsal fin of some strains can help indicate since the males have one that is larger.

 

[chandlerlee13]

Give it time and it may mature more to distinguish

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[chandlerlee13]

I've heard females would try to sexchange but lol idk

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[Fresh2o]

I've had green swordtails transition from male to female and the other way around. These were no fry but young adult specimens. I know, not the same as mollies but livebearers nonetheless.


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[chandlerlee13]

Can't swords breed with mollies on accident?

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[Fresh2o]

Can't swords breed with mollies on accident?

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I've had male mollies that would try to breed with anything with fins.
Idk. Maybe. I think I've heard of guppy - Molly pairings. To me it sounds like there would be problems down the road with the offspring.


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[cooleo589]

This is the only picture I could find that looked anything like this fishes. But mine is a bit more pointed but hangs down like that. Not as pointed as a male though.

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[chandlerlee13]

Yea definitely. Also if you are planning on getting Molly's swords and guppies and stuff examine them for deformity and stuff cus a lot are inbred

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[cooleo589]

So it's just kind of a mix?

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[chandlerlee13]

Just give it some time bro, see what happens in a month

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[cooleo589]

Okay

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