Hello fellow fishlorians! I caught this fish in the same drying up ditch as the mosquitofish. I’m thinking a wild type molly. @chromedome52
i wish i could go catch my own fish lol, very cool you can do that. i live in ma. so im not even sure what fish could servive an aquarium. sorry not to answer the question (as have have no clue lol) but i think its very cool to be able to catch your own fish. i know theres alot of contoversy with wild caught vs tank breed, but i like the idea
The mosquitofish were just piled up in the ditch, and this fish was there as well. Here’s another pic. The fish was just taken out of water for 5 seconds to get a super clear shot.
it does have some molly like charicteristics, its tail fin and body shape are that of a molly/liveberror
awesome, i would love to add some small fish to my community tank. ill go do some research on requirments and diet. but this is so fun/cool
so from what i read these fish are strong, but is it true they are fin nippers? if so ill put them in their owm tex gallon tank. i love liveberrors ( im mispelling liveberrors i beleive but cant find proper spelling lol)
It is a female Sailfin Molly, Poecilia latipinna. Very large range on this species, from Carolinas to Vera Cruz Mexico, following the coast. Often inhabit the same waters as Gambusia.
Would it be fine to be housed with a swordtail, a Platy, some cherry barbs, and an angelfish? The stocking is: 8x cherry barb 1x male swordtail 1x female platy 1x BN pleco(temporary) 1x angelfish
I would be concerned about the male Swordtail, as he may be constantly trying to mate with her. While breeding is not possible, he is hardwired to pursue the largest female livebearer in his territory. It is triggered by her shape, but I couldn't say for certain that he would pursue. It's just a good possibility.
The male is pretty calm. He doesn't pursue the female red wag platy, but he might chase the female molly as it's bigger.
