Can I just add - please, if anyone does try this, don't go off-load them on your LFS. The guppies and mollies are the one of the most beautiful fish species and people always love to keep and breed them at home. The balloon molly is a breed of Poecilia latipinna (sailfin molly) that is characterised by an arched back and a large,rounded belly. Member. Guppies breed like crazy. Mollies are very similar to guppies in size and temperament, which makes them great tank buddies for Guppy fish, but also for many other freshwater fish. While there are several varieties of molly fish, they are extremely easy to breed because all colors are the same species, and all males and females breed with one another. It can help in gaining a desired design trait more consistently than any other method of breeding. Getting guppies to breed with mollies is significantly more difficult than getting platies and swordtails to cross-breed which they do very readily and the fry seem perfectly viable and healthy. Molly is the common name for the genus Poecilia of which guppies are a part, along with black mollies, sailfin mollies, endlers livebearers, and a handful of other species. Color variations include black, yellow, and white all of which have large lyre shaped caudal fins and an impressive dorsal fin. After a couple of months the baby guppies will grow to be able to reproduce themselves. You can ask the employees at the store for help, or you can do it yourself. One of my male guppies had a sexual encounter with my female balloon molly. Selective Breeding Of Mollies And Guppies. But if they are like every other live bearer I ever had then yes, they eat their young. There are countless types of fish that you can keep and breed at the aquarium at your home. How fast do guppies breed? It becomes fascinating when a huge number of tiny guppies and mollies move around in your aquarium. Infact guppies are mollies. Anyone have any luck with guppy molly hybrids? When male guppies pester female molly fish, the female tends to … I only keep male guppies. The hybrid fry of guppies and mollies are usually smaller than the parent mollies and as colorful as guppies. The size of the fry will kill the female when she is giving birth, if the female is the guppy. Topic: Can a Molly and a guppy breed together?Or cross breed? Mollies and guppies can cross breed. And do not try to sell or give them away as a pure breed. Some recommend getting the subspecies of mollies for quicker breeding. They will eat their fry and guppies and mollies can breed but they are known to die at a young age because of birth defects . Molly fish are live bearing species and a hardy species that can fare well both in freshwater and saltwater aquariums. I’ve been breeding fish for almost a decade and learn … Only breed male guppies to female mollies. Thunder_o_b. Thread Starter; Lauren4events. Fishes That Can Breed With Guppies. They can give birth every 2 to 3 months, and one batch of fry can consist of up to 50 babies. In this breeding method parents are selected to provide a certain desirable trait to their children. Also, make sure that you have 1 male guppy to 4 female mollies ratio in your tank. Oct 6, 2018. The ability to interbreed can occasionally lead to mating battles in large tanks. References: Molly image – Author: Gerardeen92 Licensed: CC4.0 No changes made Selective breeding is performed to develop new babies with desired trait as of their parents. Oct 6, 2018. The other hybrids also detect this, so they are unsure as to whether it is okay to breed with another hybrid. *Awarded Answer Posted by Daniele N: It’s fun breeding fish and possibly selling them to other fishkeepers and stores.