ruthiesmom

I keep reading posts and seeing about the platys not knowing what most fish are and still learning, I went and looked for a picture and found one. Now here is my question all this time I thought silly me, petsmart said it was a molly. And looking at the picture I have a platy. Are they catorgized in the molly family?

SnaKiZe

why not post a picture of it?

pinkfloydpuffer

Platies and mollies are very similar... They're both livebearers. But Mollies usually get bigger, and there's the balloon variety.

ruthiesmom

Not sure if this will work but I will try, I know the picture is not great it is from my cell to the computer. sorry
Tina

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pinkfloydpuffer

That looks like a red wag platy to me

Shawnie

that looks like a beautious platy and yes I agree with PFP ...they are very similar other than color and shape

ruthiesmom

Thank you,

Beeker

That is definitely a Platy. It's a nice one. They told you it was a Molly?! Figures...

jdhef

That statement reminds me of one I heard on TV a couple of weeks ago. This guy stated "Once you get beyond our differences, we're all pretty much the same."

Shawnie

lol!!

Beeker

LOL!!!

Can I use that as a sig?

Emory

Male red wag platy.

I have also heard of red wag swordtails but my fish look like your pic and came labeled as a red wag platy.

There are all kinds of mollys but I think it would be strange if one happened to look identical to a red wag platy... silly fish store people.

ruthiesmom

Ok well I hope he don't get to offened my 3 yr old daughter calls him Molly Dolly. Wrong fish and Sex. How do tell a male from female.
Tina

angelfish220

underneath their tummies males have a little sticky-outy fin called a gonopodium or something like that. Females just have a normal fin. Here is a picture of a male and a female. The first one if female the second is male

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ruthiesmom

Thanks,
I surely do have a male.

KyWildFish

Ive heard of them called "moons" before too. There is a big difference between platys and mollies though.

Emory

I've heard of moons as well. I have not ever seen anything with signs saying moons. I just assumed that people called platys moons sometimes.

SnaKiZe

Mollies breed like rabbits. The first time i bought 3 mollies, apparently one was a female and the other 2 were male. Needless to say, she killed the other 2 (I still don't know how), some danios, and a neon tetra. She had 2 pure black fry. only one's left now though.

Plecolover12

I am getting a platy. Usually the platys are much sleeker and have a smaller tail.

dancerhas

My personal opinion is that Platy's are cuter than Mollies.

And yes, he is most definitely a Red Wag Platy. In fact, he's probably the long lost brother of our Red.