Poecilia sphenops is a species of fish of the genus poecilia known under the common name molly.
Marble molly and dalmation molly.
Some mollies have a more swirly marbled pattern and some have a more spotted pattern but a lot are in between and i wouldn t be surprised if the same gene even turns out to be responsible for both color patterns.
I have 3 female mollies marble dalmatian and gold dust.
This variety is bred in lots of different colors and patterns.
To distinguish it from its congeners it is sometimes called short finned molly or common molly they inhabit fresh water streams and coastal brackish and marine waters of mexico the wild type fishes are dull silvery in color.
Molly fish tank size the first item to check off on your quest to raise molly fish will be to determine a tank size.
Dalmation vs marble mollies what is the difference between these two.
Molly fish come in a variety of colors and are easy to care for and breed.
Minimum quantity for molly dalmation molly is 3.
Both species of mollies in order to thrive and grow well should ideally be housed in at least a 29 gallon tank.
I also have a male marble molly.
The marble molly looks pregnant and i m sure she s the one that dropped the two fry i have in my tank.
The other two don t look big at all.
Arizona aquatic gardens offers assorted fancy mollies as well as individual colors including dalmation.
The female marble molly chases off the other two females if the get close to her.
The marble lyretail molly also called the mexican lyretail molly giant lyretail molly yucatan molly and sometimes simply lyretail molly is a color variety of the poecilia sphenops lyretail molly.
The molly can produce fertile hybrids with many poecilia species most.
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It s most distinctive feature is the large dorsal fin which is taller and runs from behind the head to just before the caudal fin.
Just like the sailfin molly the lyretail stands out because of its fins but this time it s the caudal fin.
Colorful molly fish for my mini pond duration.