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danifinkle
11-24-2007, 11:57 PM
I have a few molly (balloon) i am trying to determine the sex. Can anyone help me ? :) ty
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cocoa_pleco
11-24-2007, 11:58 PM
males are thinner and females are larger

blu
11-25-2007, 04:01 AM
You can tell the sex of the mollies by looking at their anal fins. Females will have a fan shaped one and males will have a pointed anal fin.
this is a female:
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/869/50010509.JPG
the dalmation one is a male in this pic:
http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/balloon_molly_3933.jpg

Rue
11-25-2007, 04:44 AM
Yes, livebearer males have a modified anal fin called a gonopodium...while females have a 'regular' looking rounded anal fin...quite easy to tell apart, which makes it nice for sexing.

You should have 3-5 females per male.