🐟 Assorted Mollies (Poecilia sphenops & Hybrids)
🐟 Assorted Mollies (Poecilia sphenops & Hybrids)
Freshwater-to-Brackish Livebearer • Mixed Colour Varieties • Please Note — "Balloon" Is a Genuine Spinal Deformity
⚠️ Please Read First
Our mix genuinely includes Black, Dalmatian, Gold, and Lyretail Mollies, and may occasionally include Balloon Mollies. Worth knowing honestly: the rounded "balloon" body shape is genuinely a selectively bred spinal deformity (a form of scoliosis), not a natural variety, and it genuinely comes with a somewhat reduced lifespan and birthing difficulty in females. If this doesn't sit well with you, a standard-bodied Molly is genuinely the same fish underneath, with a natural spine.
📋 Mollies are genuinely hardy, adaptable livebearers native to Central and South America, and are genuinely euryhaline — able to tolerate fresh, brackish, and even full marine water. They do well in a standard freshwater community tank, and many keepers find them do even better with a small amount of added salt, mimicking their natural brackish-leaning habitats.
Genuinely easy to breed, females give birth to live, free-swimming fry rather than laying eggs — a great introduction to livebearer breeding for newer aquarists.
💡 Highlights
✨ Mixed Colour Varieties: Black, Dalmatian, Gold, and Lyretail, occasionally Balloon
⚠️ "Balloon" Is a Genuine Deformity: A selectively bred curved spine, not a natural shape
🌊 Genuinely Euryhaline: Thrives in freshwater or brackish, your choice
🐣 Genuinely Easy Livebearer: Gives birth to live fry
✅ Hardy and Beginner-Friendly: Adaptable to many setups
🧾 A Quick Look at Assorted Mollies
📛 Common Name: Assorted Mollies
🔬 Scientific Name: Poecilia sphenops (and hybrid forms)
👨👩👧 Family: Poeciliidae
🌍 Origin: Central and South America
📏 Max Size: Genuinely up to about 10-12cm for females, somewhat smaller for males
🧂 Water Type: Genuinely euryhaline — freshwater or brackish, both work well
🌡️ Temperature Range: 24-28°C (75-82°F)
🧪 pH Range: 7.0-8.5
🧠 Care Level: Easy — beginner-friendly
💖 Temperament: Peaceful community fish
🏠 Min Tank Size: Genuinely 80 L+ (20+ gallons)
📌 Tank Level: Mid to top
🧬 Stock Type: Captive-bred
⏳ Lifespan: Genuinely 3-5 years; Balloon Mollies genuinely somewhat shorter due to the breed's spinal shape
🍽️ Diet: Omnivore (algae, flakes, pellets, vegetables)
🐣 Reproduction: Livebearer — genuinely easy to breed

















