Sexing Mollys

[snakequeen]

Hi all
Im trying to figure out the sex of my balloon mollys but i have not got a clue.
I have 4 at the moment.
I know one of them is deffinately a female as she is pregnant, well at least i think se is cos she keeps getting fatter n fatter.
But how do you tell which is male and which is female?
Thanks in advance
Eve

 

[rmanpf]

sexing mollies are easy, males will have a pointed anal fin called a gonopodium, and females will have the normal rounded anal fins, search gonopodium on google and you can see what i mean.

 

[lilfishie]

Female:
RED: shows the gravid spot, this is where the fry develop inside mum.
PURPLE: shows the female’s anal fin, notice the shape, very ‘fan’ shaped.

Male:
BLUE: shows the gonopodium (male sex organ) notice the shape is small and pointed.

 

[snakequeen]

Thanks you for your help
I now know i have got 3 females and 1 male!
Is this a good combination?

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Thanks you for your help
I now know i have got 3 females and 1 male!
Is this a good combination?

Perfect combination

 

[rmanpf]

probably the best combo

good luck

 

[lilfishie]

As said it is the perfect combination, you should always try to have 2 or even better 3 females for every 1 male