gazza76
New Member
Hi all,
I'm new to this site and would firstly like to say hello to everyone!
I'm new to keeping Fish and about two months ago I brought a Juwel 180 (ltr) from a local store. I have put 6 zebra danio's, 5 sailfin mollies (1 Male & 2 female dalmation and two female silver, the male silver died), 2 very small angels, 6 black phantom tetras (4 female), 3 golden sucking loaches, 5 kuhlii loaches, 1 cory melina and 1 cory julii.
All of these fish are friendly and are sometimes quite playfull, especialy when I attempt to do my water checks (they come up and nibble my fingers when filling the test tubes with water!).
Anyway, as the title says, I think one of my mollys have changed sex from female to male! You see, I brough 3 Dalmations (2 female) and 3 silver (2 female) the male silver died, leaving just the one, rather lucky male to attend to the 4 females. I have had 4 lots of fry over the last 3-4 weeks and am almost positive, that they are from all 4 females.
I was looking in at my fish yesterday and noticed a so called dalmation female, sniffing the rear of the smaller female. I didnt think much of it, until the male chased it away. I then noticed that the little fins at the bottom rear, had become very very small and tight (they were quite large before) and the bottom middle fin was now looking rather like the males gonopodium.
I hear stories that guppies can change from female to male if no male is present (it maybe swordtails) and have heard that mollies can do this too, although the aquatic shops in my area tell me they can and another says no they cant!
I know that this fish was female, but am now really unsure! Please help!!!!!
I'm new to this site and would firstly like to say hello to everyone!
I'm new to keeping Fish and about two months ago I brought a Juwel 180 (ltr) from a local store. I have put 6 zebra danio's, 5 sailfin mollies (1 Male & 2 female dalmation and two female silver, the male silver died), 2 very small angels, 6 black phantom tetras (4 female), 3 golden sucking loaches, 5 kuhlii loaches, 1 cory melina and 1 cory julii.
All of these fish are friendly and are sometimes quite playfull, especialy when I attempt to do my water checks (they come up and nibble my fingers when filling the test tubes with water!).
Anyway, as the title says, I think one of my mollys have changed sex from female to male! You see, I brough 3 Dalmations (2 female) and 3 silver (2 female) the male silver died, leaving just the one, rather lucky male to attend to the 4 females. I have had 4 lots of fry over the last 3-4 weeks and am almost positive, that they are from all 4 females.
I was looking in at my fish yesterday and noticed a so called dalmation female, sniffing the rear of the smaller female. I didnt think much of it, until the male chased it away. I then noticed that the little fins at the bottom rear, had become very very small and tight (they were quite large before) and the bottom middle fin was now looking rather like the males gonopodium.
I hear stories that guppies can change from female to male if no male is present (it maybe swordtails) and have heard that mollies can do this too, although the aquatic shops in my area tell me they can and another says no they cant!
I know that this fish was female, but am now really unsure! Please help!!!!!
