The genus Mollyfish as it was originally classified contains some of the most beautiful and unusual species of live fish, the Sailfin Mollyfish is arguably one of the most exotic fish available of any genus, and
the Mollyfish when refrigerated or subjected to environmental stress from any Type, they tend to develop a disease known as shakiness. In fact, this is not a contagious disease but merely a complication of stress symptoms.
Molly fish colors and markings
All captive mollies have been hybridized over the centuries resulting in many different color and fin shapes, black mollies and orange-bordered dorsal sailfin mollies are common mollies, no other
freshwater fish come close in color The velvety black of the Black Molly fish, there are also albino forms of this fish with red eyes, true lyre tails in most colors and even chocolate color, gold dust and a variation in orange.
Molly fish and diet
In nature, Molly fish feeds on plants and algae almost exclusively, therefore it should be fed plenty of spirulina even finely chopped boiled spinach to
stay healthy, and if your tank lacks algae you should provide spirulina flakes, special commercial Molly fish food or small amounts of spinach Boiled, they enjoy eating algae in the tank, and Molly fish will feed endlessly, looking for another option.
Sailfin mollies come in many colors, and although mollies are easily breeding fish, young that grow in ponds
rarely develop a sailfin and actually reach a length of about 3 to 31 inches, but in a backyard tank, The stunning studded sailfin will appear in about 4 months.
The difference between the sex of molly fish
Only male mollies have a sail fin. In the wild, they can be up to 5 inches long.
In most mollies, the expectant mother is unmistakably enlarged and also displays the well-known pregnancy spot, which is a dark spot near the base of
the anal fin due to stretching of the peritoneal wall. Molly has a normal shaped anal fin, and slightly forward, a dark area known as the scleral spot appears inside
her body, which is actually the equivalent of a uterus, but unlike mammals, the egg is not attached to the mother's body and feeds on her directly, and each egg
contains an embryo and is well furnished with nutrients provided by the mother's system, which the fetus feeds
on as it develops, however, recent studies show that there is a symbiotic relationship between mother female mollies and the developing larvae with fluid exchange
How many mollyfish can you keep together
You should keep mollies in groups of at least four or more, they stick together naturally, and the group should consist of mostly females as males have been known to prey
on them, mollies are not very aggressive in nature, but they can protect themselves It is therefore a suitable tank companion for almost all community tropical fish such as guppies, and can adapt to seawater.