what do i need to get my mollies to breed???

[green_fox]

ive got 1 male 2 females (and some small tetras) WHT DO I NEED TO DO????

 

[Liam]

well, They should breed eventually. feed them lots of garden worms and blood worms.

 

[Mystix212]

Wait 4-6 weeks. Lol. Do you even know the process of livebearering reproduction?

 

[green_fox]

(at the risk of sounding like a newbie) isnt it the same as ours?

 

[frnchjeep]

What kind of water are they in? They prefer a slightly brackish setup, but I have had them breed in straight fresh water before, too.

 

[voss345]

yea add some salt to get teh brackish effect

 

[mike dunagan]

I just turned off the lights, and kept the temp around 78... they would not stop... even after asking them too...

 

[fatherof5]

These guys will breed there is no denying that, just wait and see, you will wake up one morning and find yourself having a fresh new batch of fish, just remember to give them plenty of cover.The females can still give birth several times without the male.

 

[scottgeeze]

Try some candy and flowers...... Just kidding, I believe adding some non Iodized salt will work but I don't know how much.

 

[ShadowBass]

Just some friendly advice, you may want to get more females because the males will tend to harrass them constantly if there are only 2. If you have more the males won't usually just be pesting 1 or 2 constantly.

What are your water parameters? I've never seen mollies NOT breed because of some pH or something, but if something is way off it may prevent it from happening.

Again, if the male is constantly pestering the females you may not end up with any fry because they will be too stressed to produce any. It happens sometimes.