herefishiefishie

Ok- I started with a goldfish in dec 08- graduated to a 20 gal in jan 09 with 7 fish- 4 mollies, 3 platys...now have a 50 + the 20 + 10 + 5 ....now have the original 7 + 44 babies in the different sized tanks. I wasn't plannin on the babes but... does anyone have a 6 1/2 inch mollie?? Is it unusual that they get this big?

agabr123

hi and welcome to fishlore

it must be a sailfin mollie, but i haven't heard of one getting that large! are you including the tail in the measurement?

HN1

Got a pic or a tape measure?

Regal

No, but I want one! That would be so cool. I had a dalmation that got to be about 5 inches. I sold my tank a few years ago and she went with it. They say sail fins can get to 6-8 inches but I've never seen one even doing google searches for things like "giant molly. There are also Yucatan mollies that get really big. I don't know if sailfins can be dalmations but that would be really pretty.

I'm jealous. You must be taking really good care of your fishies to keep them so happy. Please post a pic if you have one

herefishiefishie

They told me at the petstore it was a dalmation mollie (molly). Have pics but am new to this so will have to work on getting them uploaded or downloaded?? lol to here tomorrow. That does include the tail. His name but could be her name (they told me how to differenciate but still don't get it) is Gandalf!! This is why I keep buying aquariums. What do people do with the surviving fry When they get big enough to swim around...I can't bear to part with them. I am not trying to breed anybody but my fishies just keep having babies!!! In my 50 gal which is definately on the border of being overpopulated...I just saw 7 new molly babies from somebody!!! I love them all but don't think I can keep up with my growth rate. HELP

Regal

Look at the bottom fin. pointy=male rounded=female

Can't wait to see the pics! he/she sounds really pretty

herefishiefishie

I know that's what they told me... I must need glasses cuz I just can't see it on most of them. I will get pics on tomorrow... Gandalf is beautiful!!! What would you do with all these babes

Bad Wolf

yes i have! it was at this pet shop i had a look at when i was on a holiday. it was only $4.25, i would have bought it but i was no where near home. it was a male dalmatian sailfin molly, if i can remember properly. some one i now saw a 6 inch sordtail, once.