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| Family
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Poeciliidae |
| Common name
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Molly |
| Origin
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North America, parts of South America |
| Adult size
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(cm) |
(inches) |
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6.4 |
2.5
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| Community tank?
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Yes, a peaceful fish. |
| Food
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Dried food, water fleas, mosquito larvae, algae, lettuce |
| Water
temperature
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22.5 to
26.5 ° C
(73 to 80 ° F), with a little added sea salt
(1 heaped teaspoonful per gallon of water). |
| Breeding
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Easy. Temperature 26.5 ° C (80 ° F).
Hard water preferred, bears live young.
Gravid females (those full of young) should not be disturbed, otherwise the young might be born dead.
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| Additional
information
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Mollies are peaceful shoaling fish of the upper water layers.
Females are stouter than males, which bear a gonopodium.
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