My Wild-Type Sailfin Molly Colony

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Yes! USA native Sailfin Mollies! The last livebearer native to North Carolina added to my collection! Now I can finally say I've had all of them! Now to buy a few more Least Killifish and I'll have them all!

 

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Two amazing types of livebearers...

 

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1 month update:
Had these mollies a month and this I my first time seeing them long enough to take a video.Good to see them doing well!

 

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2 Month Update:
Sailfin Molly Babies!!!
Needs water change

 

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2 Month Update:
Sailfin Molly Babies!!!
Needs water change

Congrats...!
No water change needed. The water has colored which is a good thing for them. It means that it's nutricious to them.

 

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Congrats...!
No water change needed. The water has colored which is a good thing for them. It means that it's nutricious to them.

True, but I want to change a little to see the fish a bit better. Hard to blog fish I can't see, ya know

 

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Congrats...!
No water change needed. The water has colored which is a good thing for them. It means that it's nutricious to them.

Even yellow water in fish tanks is pretty good.

According to Father Fish at least, not sure how true that is.

 

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True, but I want to change a little to see the fish a bit better. Hard to blog fish I can't see, ya know

Feed them, let them come up to the surface. Water change will only destabilise parameters.

 

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Even yellow water in fish tanks is pretty good.

According to Father Fish at least, not sure how true that is.

To be honest, optimal water for most aquarium fish should have some color. It means that the water is alive and contains nutritions for those fish. I do understand why people want water to be clear as possible. But I go for the wellbeing of my fish, so I let the water get some color. And I don't mean that it's dark in my tanks, but for sure it's not a 100% clear water.

 

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Juvenile Sailfin Mollies feeding.

 

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Since most of my Sailfin Mollies are fry, and it takes some like 8 months to grow up, I went ahead and brought them inside for the winter. They'll be outside year round next year.

 

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Yes, it does take a fair time investment before they have grown to max size...

 

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Yes, it does take a fair time investment before they have grown to max size...

I can't wait till next year when I have a full tub of these guys

 

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And hopefully, those dorsals of those males will develop well...

 

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Look at all these babies! Can't wait to release them outside in spring!
And found this dead dragonfly nymph. May be the reason I haven't seen my three adult girls...