Marble Molly Mating

They follow each other around and then begin to mate.

Marble molly mating.

This variety is bred in lots of different colors and patterns. Any female can hookup with any male. They start to actually begin to mate at 0 39. The aquarium should be planted densely as possible or have a thick algae mat.

Just like the sailfin molly the lyretail stands out because of its fins but this time it s the caudal fin. Having a group of floating plants in the corner of your aquarium will promote rearing outside of the breeding tank. It s most distinctive feature is the large dorsal fin which is taller and runs from behind the head to just before the caudal fin. If you plan on raising the molly babies to adulthood then you will have to choose from a couple of options to prevent the female molly from eating the newly born fry.

Dalmatian lyretail mollies breeding. Any molly fish can breed with another breed of molly. One of the many options for keeping the fry safe from adults is to keep a breeding box in your fish tank. This makes for a crazy successful breeding platform.

A female sailfin molly fish will give birth to 10 to 140 live young molly fish but not at the same time. The marble lyretail molly is a livebearer that requires a spawning box in a 25 gallon or larger breeding tank. Female sailfin molly fish are larger than her male counterpart and just like their cousins they do not lay eggs.