Poecilia latipinna
Quick Stats: Balloon Molly
Family: Poeciliidae
Range: Gulf of Mexico through the east coast of Florida to North Carolina
Size: Up to 3 inches
Diet: Omnivore
Tank Set-up: Freshwater: Tough plants, good filtration ...
(Poecilia latipinna) - (Black Sailfin Molly, Sphenop Molly, Mexican Sailfin Molly, Giant Sailfin Molly, Sailfin Molly) ...
Sailfin Molly - Poecilia latipinna
Species name: Poecilia latipinna
Synonym: Limia matamorensis, Limia poeciloides, Mollienesia latipinna, Mollienisia latipinna, Poecilia lineolata, Poecilia multilineata ...
Sailfin Molly
Scientific Name: Poecilia latipinna
Family: Poeciliidae
About the Sailfin Molly
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Livebearers ...
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Sailfin Molly - Poecilia latipinna
Photos & Comments
Photo Credit: Lynn Smith ...
Poecilia latipinna (TSN 165898). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 30 April 2006.
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Poecilia sphenops
Poecilia latipinna
Poecilia velifera
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Listed tank sizes are the minimum ...
Poecilia latipinna
SYN : Gambusialineolata, G. poecilioides, Limia lineolata, L. poecilioides, Mollienisia latipinna, Poecilia lineolata, P. multilineata ...
It is a specie similar to Poecilia latipinna. These fish are spread in Yucatan peninsula (Mexico), where it lives in freshwaters. This specie also needs a salt add in the water of the aquarium, same one spoon with salt at every 4 liters of water.
The Balloon Molly is a hybrid variation of Poecilia latipinna,the Sailfin Molly. The Balloon Molly has an arched back and a rounded, large belly. Color varieties include a combination of black, yellow, and white.
Name: Balloon Molly (Poecilia latipinna)
Family: Poeciliidae
Range: Gulf of Mexico through the east coast of Florida to North Carolina
Size: Up to 4.75 inches
Diet: Omnivore ...
Saltwater-adapted black mollies Poecilia latipinna were used as the subjects of one trial to establish the low host specificity of this parasite (Yoshinaga & Dickerson, 1994).
Natural ancestors: Poecilia velifera, Poecilia sphenops, and Poecilia latipinna. The currently available forms are mostly crossings between several of these fish.
First bred by: Unk.
WILD MOLLIES IN NEW ZEALAND by David Cooper
Summary: David Cooper recounts a collecting expedition for wild green sailfin mollies Poecilia latipinna in New Zealand.
See also: People/Meet an Aquarist Series/New Zealand
World ...
This tank houses two (2) semi-adult long-finned Pterophyllum scalare scalare, with a body diameter of about eight centimeters (8 cm) each, four (4) fully grown Poecilia latipinna, about ten (10) adult P.
 See also: Pinna, Poecilia, Fish, Water, Molly
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