Can a Molly breed with a platy?

Can a Molly breed with a platy?

Well, the answer is no! Mollies and Platies are not compatible for breeding. For crossbreeding, the two species must be closely related to each other. As Mollies belong to the family Poecilia and Platies belong to the Xiphophorus therefore, they cannot crossbreed.

Can a platy crossbreed?

Do Platies Crossbreed? Yes, swordtails and platys are part of the genus Xiphophorus. Thus, the species can interbreed.

What can breed with Platies?

Platies will breed with other fish, which are from the same family: Xiphophorus. One of the most common fish that you can buy at the pet store are swordtails, which are also from the Xiphophorus family. Platies and swordtails will crossbreed, and you can have some really interesting results experimenting with this.

Can Mollies get pregnant by other fish?

Mollies can breed with Guppies. This is because they are from the same species. Guppies and mollies belong mostly to the genus Poecilia, and this is making breeding with each other possible.

How long does it take for a platy to get pregnant?

Platies 24-35 days.

Will mollies breed with other types of mollies?

Albeit there being several varieties of molly fish, they all can be mated because regardless of the color or fin configuration, they are the same species, and any male will readily fertilize with all females. So, put simply, different colors and shapes of mollies are still the same fish and will readily breed.

Can Molly mate with Guppy?

Yes, a guppy and molly hybrid is possible. But you need to remember that it should be a guppy male with a molly female. And, that you should not have male and female mollies or guppies in the tank. Otherwise, they will not cross-breed with each other.

Can Guppy breed with Molly?

Can mollies change gender?

Mollies are not able to change gender. The gender of these fish is determined by their genetics so it is impossible for them to change sex.

Do male molly give birth?

Breeding Mollies Mollies are livebearer fish which means they do not lay eggs but rather gestate their young and give birth to them live. You will not need to do much to get mollies to breed as long as you have males and females in the same tank.

How long do molly fish stay pregnant?

As I’ve mentioned above, mollies are usually pregnant for a period anywhere from 20 to 40 days (average 30 days). Of course, that would be how long they’ll last from conception to birth. But before this period, there is usually a courtship period between the male and female molly, which can last another couple of days.

Can a male Molly breed with a female platy?

Sadly, my female silver Molly has passed away so my boy is a bachelor ☹️ I haven’t decided between Molly or platy but if I do choose platy, will a Molly breed with a platy They might try, but not likely. And there will not likely be any offspring. Mollies and platies cannot crossbreed but mollies can cross with guppies.

Can you keep a Mollie and a platie together?

Nature-wise, Mollies and Platies are not at all aggressive and you won’t have any problem in keeping them together in a fish tank. They almost have the same survival needs and require same basic care like any other tropical freshwater fish.

Can a sailfin molly Cross with a platy?

Mollies are from poecilia and platy’s, xiphophorus. Platy’s can cross with swords and variatus. Mollies can cross with guppies, endlers, pictas. Good luck with the smaller guys, a sailfin molly is 100x bigger than an endler. We have forums on mollies and endlers under Fish and Plant Profiles.

How big does a full grown Molly platie get?

Platies mostly come in colors like orange to red white, with a mix of yellow shade and some black spots. Platies usually grow up to 5-6cm in size, whereas a fully grown molly can have a size of 15cm. Both of these fish species have significant differences in their DNA and genes which is the main reason why they are unable to cross breed.