So far my molly has had 3 sets of babies. Only one from the first batch survived, then dad went to work again before he died, and she had the second batch. Now mysteriously, there is a third batch?
The dad of the babies is dead because of a bacterial infection, and he died about a week before the 2nd batch was born. The first baby she had is in the tank with her, but I don't think he's reached sexual maturity yet :/ how long does that take? Times the baby by about 10 and you'll get the mothers full body size. The only other fish that's able to breed with the molly is a guppy, and I heard its really hard to get the two species to breed?
So, do you think I have a case of incest, or out of species breeding?
The dad of the babies is dead because of a bacterial infection, and he died about a week before the 2nd batch was born. The first baby she had is in the tank with her, but I don't think he's reached sexual maturity yet :/ how long does that take? Times the baby by about 10 and you'll get the mothers full body size. The only other fish that's able to breed with the molly is a guppy, and I heard its really hard to get the two species to breed?
So, do you think I have a case of incest, or out of species breeding?