Sexing Mollys

[Polley]

So I have three black lyretail mollys; one male and two female. I've had them for just over a month now and I am stuck trying to sex them. WHICH IS THE MALE!? I ask this, because unlike my platties, the gonopodium is not nearly as easy to spot and they're black so I can't tell by how vivid the colours are.

This one is tricky. I have read that the male is a little smaller, but that doesn't really help since they seem to all be around the same size. Could someone give me a hand, please? Thanks!

 

[jmkgreen]

Seriously? If it's not obvious by the anatomy or by the chasing of the females then they are too young to be sexed.

 

[OldMan47]

If the fish all have clamped fins so that you can't tell male from female, make sure that your water is hard enough with a high enough pH. Mollies are at least as easy to sex as platies so anything making that difficult means you have a problem with the fish. If you haven't done a recent water change, you are probably overdue for one.

 

[hughessomefish]

If the fish all have clamped fins so that you can't tell male from female, make sure that your water is hard enough with a high enough pH. Mollies are at least as easy to sex as platies so anything making that difficult means you have a problem with the fish. If you haven't done a recent water change, you are probably overdue for one.

just google it and look at the pic no joke that will show and u cant tell till 5-6 months

 

[Polley]

If the fish all have clamped fins so that you can't tell male from female, make sure that your water is hard enough with a high enough pH. Mollies are at least as easy to sex as platies so anything making that difficult means you have a problem with the fish. If you haven't done a recent water change, you are probably overdue for one.

hmm, well thanks! I did do one yesterday, but I've not actually checked the stats in ages, so I'll do that first thing tomorrow I would do it today, but I'm working in an hour and so I'll try to remember to do it before I hit the hay