CMN
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Oh okay. Is there a reason the water smells fishy not bad bad but a fish smell?
CMN said:Oh okay. Is there a reason the water smells fishy not bad bad but fresh smell?
CMN said:Yeah it's like a grey color.
CMN said:The babies are doing fine right now but I just don't like the highs and lows one min there okay the next there not. You be surprised how attach you get to fish.
CMN said:One last question, how old will the babies be when they can reproduce ? Bc I will have to separate right? I herd that inter breeding with the siblings can cause defect in the fish? Is that true?
CMN said:They were born on Xmas I don't think they can reproduce that fast?
CMN said:I just can't handle the smell of the tank as of right now.
CMN said:I just can't handle the smell of the tank as of right now.
Sisserydoo said:You should be able to sex the babies very soon if not right now. Mollies are one of the easiest fish to sex. Just Google "sexing molly fish" and hit images. Males anal fins are pointy, and females are fanned out.
When they can reproduce depends on how fast they're growing, and that depends on how much you're feeding them. But if you don't want babies, separate them asap.
Genetic issues can happen when breeding siblings, but it's really not likely. Interbreeding in families is actually how all the different strains were developed. If breeders saw a trait they liked, they would breed that fish to a family member so the trait is more likely to show up again. It's when you do that for successive generations that you start to see problems, so don't get overly stressed about it if they have already bred.