Help!? Male Or Female Mollies?

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smellie92

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Hi all,
I bought these 3 mollies about 2 months ago under the impression that 1 was male and 2 were female, im only questioning this now as:
>the 2 "females" haven't had any fry
>im sure that there anal fin is the same as the males
>and im sure they have been swinging it sideways like the male does when trying to mate but its hard to tell the difference between the 3.

heres some pics, any help would be nice :)

Female.jpg

Female2.jpg

Male.jpg
 
I'd say from those pics that they're all males
 
I haven't kept mollies for years and don't have a huge amount of experience with them, so someone else may have a better idea. The bottom one is definitely male. But it's quite difficult to see the fins of the other two in those photos. They do seem to have quite long anal fins though. Don't quote me on it, didn't want to read and run!

If you do have both sexes, just because you haven't seen any fry doesn't mean there haven't been any. They often get eaten straight away before you have chance to see them. Have any of them shown any signs of being pregnant? Also, just because you have both sexes doesn't mean that they will actually breed. Although mollies are fairly easy to breed, they, like all fish, do need certain conditions. They're just not quite as specific as some other species require.

I'm sure someone else will give an answer that's a bit more helpful than mine lol. :/
 
3 males. the bottom pic looks maturer than they other 2
 
No signs of being pregnant, is it normal for other fish to try and breed with them even if they are males? because i have a guppy which tries to breed with one of the mollies.
heres the females pics bigger....
 

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Guppies will try their luck with anything that swims.
You have 3 male mollies
 
All males... Here's how to sex them:

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I believe that infact guppies are able to inbreed with mollies, so this could be to as why they are attempting breeding. Most of the time the eggs inside the female won't get fertilized In My Experience
 

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