Are these male mollies?
- Thread starter A Fishkeeper
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these are my growing molly babies. I thought these were all females until they stared to change. Today I caught one mating with one of my definite females. Are all these males. Their lower fins don’t seem to have the tube my other males have but they don’t fan like my definite females. I thought they were females showing male characteristics until today 
please help. Sorry for image quality. They’re fast!
please help. Sorry for image quality. They’re fast!
OP
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A Fishkeeper
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Is there a time when the lower fin gets pointy but before the solid tub thing forms?
and how many males can I keep together without females? That would mean I have 6males
These are definitely males. But not all will show the male characteristics at the same pace. Give it some time and the gonopodium will be completely formed.
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A Fishkeeper
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Thank you. I’ve separated them from the females. I now have 6 males in a tank. Was like a war film at first but they seem to have settled now and the biggest one is boss even though his bits aren’t fully developed. Thank you all for your wisdom. Hopefully it’s saved me a whole load of unwanted pregnancies. 
robmcd
Fish Crazy
Those all look like males to me.
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