Marble Orange Molly

Marble lyretail mollies belong to the family of poecilia sphenops.

Marble orange molly.

The top and bottom of the fin narrow into points which trail behind the rest of the fish. 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 molly can produce fertile hybrids with many poecilia species most. Marble lyretail mollies are also known by the names of.

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. I consider this to be the most peaceful addition in my aquarium. Habitat and tank conditions. It surprises some aquarists to learn that mollies can grow to be at least 5 long.

Poecilia sphenops is a species of fish of the genus poecilia known under the common name molly. Giant lyretail molly mexican lyretail molly yucatan molly and mostly by lyretail molly simply. This is a livebearing tropical fish that can be fairly easy to breed. 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.

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

I just love their marble textured black and white color.