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huxta
02-19-2004, 8:28 PM
I have a male guppy that keeps trying to breed with my molly. Is that even possible?

SnakeIce
02-19-2004, 9:05 PM
yes it is possible since they are in the same genus Poeceliadae

I may have spelled that wrong but at any rate the off spring would be sterile

NatakuTseng
02-19-2004, 10:51 PM
Yes it can and will happen, and you will get viable fry out of the mix. The fry won't be worth anything really since they are hybrids, though I suspect many of the mollies now available in petstores are not 100% molly genetics, and have been bred with guppies to attain some of the colors. The Guppies and mollies don't care if they breed with one another, as they don't see a difference.