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Old September 9th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
Help me sex my molly fry

I have 18 molly fry who were born on Aug 24th. This would make them 4 1/2 months old. I still do not see a male. I try to see the gonopodium but every single fry has a fan shaped anal fin. I want to seperate the males from the females, but they are all identical. HELP PLEASE??
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Old September 9th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
hmmm august 24th? its barely been a couple days hasnt it?
if so, the molly fry are too young to sex...
check the males lower fin, check for their ( i dont remember what its called) . Just separate the ones that have different lower fins..
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Old September 9th, 2009  
Fish Mentor
 
I don't think they ARE old enough to tell genders... its only September 9....thats like 16 days since August 24....
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Old September 9th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
I'm sorry!!!! I meant April 24th...GOSH!!!
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Old September 9th, 2009  
Fish Master
 

that changes things a bit!
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is there any chance you could post pictures of them?
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Old September 9th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
I just used my entire camera battery trying to take a clear pic of the fry...LOL! But...I do know how to tell the difference between male and female mollies, and how the male has a gonopodium and the female have the fan shaped anal fin. However, every single one of my babies appear to be female. Shouldn't I be able to see males by now if there are any?
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