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My Molly.
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was looking a little on the pregnant side, so I transferred her to a birthing tank. Half an hour later, 18 babies.
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My first babies in this hobby.
 
Congrats, so cute! How many did you get?
 
I got 18 In total. Although I think she may have popped one out after I put her back in the main tank as I'm sure I glimpsed one hiding in the green. Now I just need to find a home for a pair of three spot gouramis that I regret buying that are currently occupying my nursery tank. (Another regretful purchase made without research :eek:). The babies can then go in there for a couple of months.
 
Your molly isn't a molly but a red wagtail swordtail. But congrats on the fry... :)
 
Wow. It was in a mixed tank of mollies and swordtails at the store. I just assumed it was a Molly. Blimey. I must admit, the fin layout is different to the two completely white Molly's that came with it.
 
Swordtail? Don’t swordtails have a pointy tail? This fish looks like my red wag Platy. I might be completely wrong though, in which case just ignore me XD
emeraldking said:
Your molly isn't a molly but a red wagtail swordtail. But congrats on the fry... :)
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I also think she's a Molly! Also researched it, and the molly pics I found look exactly like her.....
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Ok, got me thinking now, mine has a pair of very pronounced pelvic fins and an anal fin. So does the female Red wagtail swordfish. I may be wrong but Mollies don't seem to have very pronounced pelvic fins, or even have them at all. I'm no expert, as you can no doubt tell.
 
foxgirl158 said:
Swordtail? Don’t swordtails have a pointy tail? This fish looks like my red wag Platy. I might be completely wrong though, in which case just ignore me XD
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Just the males of swordtails, show a sword. Females don't.
betta4ever! said:
I also think she's a Molly! Also researched it, and the molly pics I found look exactly like her.....View attachment 156261
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The information you've found is incorrect. The photo you've shown, shows a red wagtail platy.
gwharton said:
Hoping that this is a Molly. Otherwise I went in for 4 mollies and came away with none.View attachment 156266
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Yes, this is a silver molly.
 
gwharton said:
I guess I'll know one way or the other when the male fry either do or don't develop swords as they grow.
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gwharton said:
Ok, got me thinking now, mine has a pair of very pronounced pelvic fins and an anal fin. So does the female Red wagtail swordfish. I may be wrong but Mollies don't seem to have very pronounced pelvic fins, or even have them at all. I'm no expert, as you can no doubt tell.
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Yours is a real swordtail female (picture#1). No doubts about that. I keep and breed livebearers ever since the 1970's. You can check these fish out on my own website (non-commercial). My website is to be found on my profile.
betta4ever! said:
I also think she's a Molly! Also researched it, and the molly pics I found look exactly like her.....View attachment 156261
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I keep and breed livebearers ever since the 1970's. You can check these fish out on my own website (non-commercial). My website is to be found on my profile.
 
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