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caseyt
11-10-2003, 10:29 PM
about 6 weeks ago, i purchased a female black mollie, who greeted me with about twelve babies on the night she came home.

since then, only one of the young has survived, and i would guess he is about 1/4th of his mother's size. both have since moved from my 20g to my 10g and they are currently only in the tank with a male betta.

that was... until tonight. i now have about 8 or 9 more babies, and i'm wondering how this happened? is the 6 week old male old enough to have done this? apparently this is the case, but dang!
SnakeIce
11-10-2003, 10:42 PM
guppie females I know can store sperm so they don't need a male to continue to produce young. this may be what is happening with your mollie.

cheers
MyLittleFishies
11-11-2003, 9:58 AM
yes I keep mollies and they do that sperm storing thing. Mollies usualy have from 30-150 babies. So prepare for more;)
tricksterpup
11-11-2003, 11:10 AM
Most of the Livebearering poeciliids do store sperm for atleast a few months. So a female can have atleast 2-3 batches with out a male being in the tank. Once you have entered a new male or one that has bred with the female, she will use that new sperm to reproduce.

jim