Breeding different molly types

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

I currently have a male silver, a female silver balloon, and a female chocolate lyretail. the male seems to want nothing to do with the lyretail. WHAT CAN I DO !

 

[mfdrookie516]

candles and Barry White?

 

[EndlersEatGuppies]

candles and Barry White?

EXACTLY! Yes any type of mollies can breed.

 

[Fishu2]

lol don't forget the wine !!

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

K wonderin if i was doin somethin wrong

 

[jetajockey]

isolate the two together that you want to breed.

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

Thanx is a 10gal full of guppies with no filter or lighting ok?

 

[jetajockey]

ok for what? Selectively breeding livebearers is kind of difficult, since the females can store sperm for multiple pregnancies. That means if you aren't working with pre-mature juveniles, then you need to keep a pair together for several months before you will be sure that you have offspring between them.

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

I know =} I'll try that

 

[jetajockey]

My point that I never got to was putting 2 mollies in an already stocked 10g long term really isn't a great idea.

 

[EndlersEatGuppies]

My point that I never got to was putting 2 mollies in an already stocked 10g long term really isn't a great idea.

When u say Molly does that apply to swordtails also?

 

[jetajockey]

Yeah I'd apply it to swordtails also, they get pretty large. In that particular situation the tank is already full of guppies, so I wouldn't do it.

I would however, put a pair of mollies, or swordtails in a 10g by themselves just for breeding purposes.

 

[Ze_Ubermuffin]

Ya i stupidly put them in a betta bowl and lost her ={