How long does it take to breed mollies?

Answer 1

Mollies are livebearers which means they give live birth. As most livebearers, the male has a gonopodium, which is an anal fin that is modified into a sexual organ. During spawning the male will insert it's gonopodium into the females vent, releasing sperm.

Answer 2

Given good conditions and plenty of food mollies can be mature enough to become gravid in 8-12 weeks from parturition. If you wish to avoid this happening then a close watch needs to be kept on the fry and any fish showing male bits needs to be removed before it can fertilise any females.

Answer 3

Mollies and other livebearers like guppies and platies grow sexually mature at about 2-3 months of age.

Answer 4

The normal gestation period of a molly (Poecilia sp.) varies from as short as 3 weeks to as long as 4 months depending on conditions. The better the conditions the shorter the period.

Answer 5

Since mollies can give birth directly with no long process it shouldn't take long to breed them a few weeks, a month and a half at most