Ballon Molly, Fancy Guppy Hybrid?

wwestar2000

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I have 3 ballon mollies and 2 female guppies and 1 male. Oh yeah all 3 mollies are female. I have witnessed the guppy mate with the mollies. And they were also together at the ps. quickly after i got them i found the little gray ballon mollie fry. about a week and a half later 3 little black fry appered. they dont resemble like guppy fry that i have had and the female still apear pregnant. they dont resemble how the little grey mollie looked at that age and they have a long slender body with a little potbellie. It is not as profound as the little grey ones was. Did my male guppy impregnat them? I need Help! I attached picks, the first is the parents the second close up is the grey baloon and the far away shot is one of the hybrids. Sorry the pics arent that good. :thumbs:
 

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To my understanding, it's near impossible for the guppy and molly to mate. I'm sure you're female molly's were already pregnant when you brought them home.
 
It is possible for guppies and mollies to breed, but it doesn't happen often.
I do agree however, that it's more likely that it's simply a molly. Livebearer females can store the sperm and have up to 6 batched without needing a male again.

However, once it gets bigger ...
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That's a molly/guppy hybrid. Not sure if it's a golly or a muppy, I believe that depends on whether the father is the guppy or the molly.
 
i want to remind you guys that the females are ballon mollies and the father i think a male guppy. that might be why it doesnt have as much abdomin as the pure ballon. I put more pics the first has the little grey one and the rest is the difrent looking black fry
 

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If the balloon molly's were in with regular molly's at the store, then it could have been inpregnated by one of the regular males.
 
Just about impossible to say at this stage. Give it a few months and post another picture (clear if possible ;) )
 

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