Marble Orange Molly

It surprises some aquarists to learn that mollies can grow to be at least 5 long.

Marble orange molly.

The molly can produce fertile hybrids with many poecilia species most. Just like the sailfin molly the lyretail stands out because of its fins but this time it s the caudal fin. I consider this to be the most peaceful addition in my aquarium. This is a livebearing tropical fish that can be fairly easy to breed.

Marble lyretail mollies belong to the family of poecilia sphenops. The molly is a very attractive tropical fish that comes in many different colors such as orange green and black. Marble lyretail mollies are also known by the names of. Mollies are often colorful energetic hardy fish that are easy to feed with flake foods and they do very well in aquariums without aggressive fish.

Mollies are livebearing fish which means the females release live babies about once a month. Other popular mollies include the dalmatian balloon red white and orange. Click on a picture below to shop and learn more about that type of molly. 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.

The top and bottom of the fin narrow into points which trail behind the rest of the fish. Poecilia sphenops is a species of fish of the genus poecilia known under the common name molly. Habitat and tank conditions. 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.

Giant lyretail molly mexican lyretail molly yucatan molly and mostly by lyretail molly simply.