Sunday, August 2, 2009

Pot bellied mollies?

If i get por bellied mollies and the have fry, Will any actually make it to adult hood, And is it true that pot bellied mollies are disabled or somthing?
Answers:
Yes the will breed and make it to adult hood if given proper water conditions and a resonable size tank,
~ GG
Yes they will breed and with proper care will grow to full size in a year or so. They have been bred for the "balloon" shape, and they are able to live like most other mollies.
I think what you mean when you say, "disabled," is that their genetic makeup has been compromised. To achieve the pot-belly, these fish are highly in-bred, and this, thus, reduces their life expectancy. Because of this, pot-bellied mollies, also known as balloon mollies, only have about a 1 to 1 1/2 year life expectancy. They are still able to breed and reproduce, but they live very short lives.

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