Poecilia sphenops. A molly with a speckled, leopard-style pattern of dark spots over a pale body. Peaceful and hardy.
Prefers hard, alkaline water and stable conditions. Benefits from vegetable matter in the diet.
Omnivore. Quality flakes or micro-pellets, plus frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp or daphnia, and some vegetable matter such as spirulina.
Livebearer: females give birth to free-swimming fry every 4-6 weeks. Dense plants or floating cover help fry survive in a community tank.
Price is per fish. Choose how many you'd like at checkout. Every order is £9 delivery by overnight courier however many you buy, or collect free from South Ayrshire (KA8). Photos are for illustration; fish are selected from our tanks and colours develop as they settle and mature.
Photo for illustration only: Balloon Molly female by Gourami Watcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.