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Question
Hi, I have two female mollies, and one gave birth AGAIN to 24 fry. There are no more males, i got rid of them hoping to solve the problem...So my questions are how do they give birth with no male present and is there anyway to stop the reproducing?

Answer
Hello,

Well the female molly can stay fertile from the male for up to three months. Although in some rare occurrences it can be longer. But it depends on how long it is, and it sounds like a healthy female molly. So you have to be patient and wait at the least 3 months.   

Michael M