Marble Molly And Dalmation Molly

The marble molly looks pregnant and i m sure she s the one that dropped the two fry i have in my tank.

Marble molly and dalmation molly.

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. I also have a male marble molly. I have 3 female mollies marble dalmatian and gold dust. The other two don t look big at all.

Mix play all mix luke dombrowski youtube. Molly fish come in a variety of colors and are easy to care for and breed. Colorful molly fish for my mini pond duration. Im wondering because i was going to get a few dalmation mollies to add to my tank but for some reason my local petsmart decided a few months ago that they will use soft water instead of hard water and every single molly tank in their store has shimmies now.

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. 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. Arizona aquatic gardens offers assorted fancy mollies as well as individual colors including dalmation. This variety is bred in lots of different colors and patterns.

The female marble molly chases off the other two females if the get close to her. The molly can produce fertile hybrids with many poecilia species most. 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. It is a handsome black and white fish that makes a peaceful addition to most aquariums.

Both species of mollies in order to thrive and grow well should ideally be housed in at least a 29 gallon tank. Poecilia sphenops is a species of fish of the genus poecilia known under the common name molly. Minimum quantity for molly dalmation molly is 3. Just like the sailfin molly the lyretail stands out because of its fins but this time it s the caudal fin.