Black Mollies   (Poecillia species)
  Family: Poeciliidae Size: 8-12 cm Origin: Creeks and estuaries of southern North America to South America Water: Add at least 1 teaspoon of salt per 3 liters of medium hard water Temperature: 22-28°C Feeding: Green food based diet, mainly algae in natural environment Sexing: Male displays gonopodium and females generally larger Breeding: Livebearer Compatibility: Needs aquarium with other mollies or Poediliicae to school with  
Mollies are generally black in colour with a soft velvet like appearance. Colour variations are available though they are often hybridisations between this and other mollies. Fin variations such as the lyre tailed molly are hybrids originally produced from the mating of black mollies with sailfin mollies. Body variations such as the balloon molly are becoming popular, but the fry from such fish are often stillborn due to inbreeding.   As with other mollies, black mollies should be fed on a diet of spirulina or other green food such as blanc ...

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