Black molly
Origin: Breeding form, no natural occurrence.
Natural ancestors: Poecilia velifera, Poecilia sphenops, and Poecilia latipinna. The currently available forms are mostly crossings between several of these fish.
common name: Molly, Liberty Molly , Black Molly
Family: Poeciliidae
Continent of origin:
Origin country: Mexico, Guatemala,
Size: under 6 cm (2.36 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 30 litre (8 US gal) ...
Black Molly
The Black Molly is a short-finned hybrid variation of Poecilia latipinna, the Sailfin Molly. The Black Molly is all black in coloration with short fins.
Black Molly (Poecilia sphenops): This is a jet-black fish with quite unusual dorsal fins (in males). With enough space the dorsal fin can become very big. This is normally a very active fish.
SizeOriginEase of keepFoodTempType
80 mm
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Black Mollys are easy to care for. They need warm water temperatures, from 79 to 86 degrees. Black Mollys need a pH of 7.5 to 8.2 and like a small amount of salt in their water.
Black Molly, Sailfin Molly, Lyretail Molly
Image gallery: Additional species photographs
Distribution ...
Other: Black mollys can be kept in the same way.
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Pictured is the black molly. These livebearers like some aquarium salt in the water and will give lots of fish babies. Be responsible and only breed them if you have a plan for what to do with all the fry.
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Hello, my female black molly was hiding behind the air pump and all the other fish were going after her so I took her out and used the tank water in a gold fish bowl to put her in.
The color is highly variable ranging from the black molly to orange and blue forms. The feral form has an olive-green back and bluish flanks. The flanks are spotted with orange spots, and the belly region is orange. The iris of the eye is blue.
There are many species of mollies, including the black molly, sailfin molly, balloon molly and silver molly. Mollies are not freshwater fish, but brackish fish meaning they require a small salt concentration in their habitat.
This species is one of the ancestors of the black molly, a melanistic breed which is black all over.
One day my boyfriend and I bought this absolutely beautiful black molly to add to my always-growing aquarium. Little did I know just how quickly it was growing when we awoke the next morning to see, not just one molly, but 30! ...
Livebearers such as the Black Molly , Sword Tail , and Platies are not the best choice for a first time aquarium. Reason ? : They are short lived and they are usually raised in outdoor ponds and sometimes shipped with diseases and parasites.
Common Mollies are the Black Molly (which was derived from the Marled Molly - Poecilia sphenops) and the Sail-Fin Molly - Poecilia velifera (of which there are also several color varieties available).
The wild form is a silvery grey colour but the most popular type in the aquarium trade is the black molly. Mollies can be aggressive towards other fish so care should be taken when choosing tank mates.
Zebrasoma rostratum, Psydochromis friedmani, Centropyge loriculus, Calloplesiops altivelis and one black molly blennie.
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One 6" T.derasa, one 4" T,derasa, one 2"T. squamosa and one 2"T, Maxima ...
Molly: Mollies are live-bearer members of the genus Poecilia. They are popular aquarium species and do best in warm freshwater aquariums. The black molly is the most common, and the sailfin varieties are especially attractive. More ...
A fish such as a pink kissing gourami or a black molly will find colour points easier to collect than say a glowlight or a firemouth whose colour may well fade In the jar or a swordtail that is difficult to line breed with solid colour.
Freshwater fish exist naturally in fresh water and saltwater fish exist naturally in the ocean. You can come across fish that naturally live in brackish waters. The Black Molly is an example of a "freshwater" fish that can get acclimated to ...
Contains two furan compounds to combat a wide variety of gram positive and gram negative bacterial diseases, including gill disease, mouth fungus, furunculosis (aeromonas), black molly disease (columnaris), fin and tail rot and dropsy.
known examples are the sucking loach or Chinese algae, eater-gyrinocheilus aymonieri and the plecostomus and hypostomus. But unfortunately they are rare to come by in pet shops in the country. The most common alga eater around is the Black molly.
The tank should not however be routinely salted if it is a mixed community containing soft water fishes.
Many colour varieties are available - including silver, mottled and speckled or "dalmation" varieties, and the popular black molly.
There are other color varieties; one of them is the black molly. Beside the normal tail variety, there is a lyre tail variety. The optimal temperature is 24-28° C. They are viviparous fish; the female gives birth to living fry.
(I will probably also need some stuff for buffering the water.) Fish: I will probably use ~2 Black Mollys to cycle this tank as well as deal with the initial algae growth.
 See also: Molly, Fish, Water, Species, Poecilia
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