About Guppy Fish
By:Shawn Laidlaw The guppy is a small tropical fish originating in South America and is now found throughout the world. It is also one of the most popular species kept in freshwater aquariums. Males...
Category: Live bearers
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Live-bearing aquarium fish, often simply called livebearers, are fish that retain the eggs inside the body and give birth to live, free-swimming young. These are one of the easiest types of tropical fish to breed and it is so satisfying and amazing to watch this happen. As part of these livebearer tropical fish profiles you can not only read about the best environment required in order to help these fish breed but also which fish they are compatible with and typical tank set up as well as optimum water parameters.
The main types of livebearer tropical fish are the Platy, Molly and Guppy. All of which are available in an array of different colours to suite different tastes although it is quite common for the females to exhibit less colour than the males, this is also explained in more detail in each individual fish profile.
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Dalmation Molly
The Dalmation Molly is another breed that’s well suited to beginners just learning the ropes. It’s very hardy and can last quite a while in water outside the ideal temperature or pH range, mostly...
Creamsicle Sailfin Lyretail Molly
The Creamsicle Sailfin Lyretail Molly has white on the bottom and gold on the top causing it to resemble a creamsicle ice cream. It has large orange speckled fins and is peaceful and content...
Black Lyretail Molly
The Black Lyretail Molly is another Black Molly, and this one has all black scales and is very dark, like the Black Sailfin Molly but with some white highlights on the fins. This breed...
Black Molly
The Black Molly is also known as the common Black Molly, is a hardy fish that is well suited to beginners. It does well in water between 68 and 82-degrees Fahrenheit and prefers a...
Balloon Belly Molly
Balloon Belly Molly gets their name from their trademark shape, which makes them appear to look overweight. They are available in white, black, and yellow and have a lyre-shaped back fin. Balloon Belly Molly...
Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna)
These small, oblong fish are generally gray with rows of spots that almost blend to look like stripes. Males have an enlarged dorsal fin, but otherwise they have small fins in general, including a...
Cauca molly (Poecilia caucana)
The Cauca molly (Poecilia caucana) is a freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae, also called the South American molly.This fish is found in Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia, where it lives in shallow waters in the basins of the Lebrija, Magdalena, Cauca and other...
Molly: Poecilia gillii
Poecilia is a genus of fishes in the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes. These livebearers are native to fresh, brackish and salt water in the Americas, and some species in the genus are euryhaline. A few have adapted to living in waters that contain high levels of toxic hydrogen...
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