Mayland's Molly (Poecilia maylandi)

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Contents 1 Alternative names 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

Alternative names

Balsas Molly, Mayland's Molly

Sexing

Males have stronger colouration and possess a gonopodium. Females have less colour and are substantially larger than the males.

Tank compatibility

A social livebearer, due to these fish being unusual in the pet trade, they're best kept in breeding groups in species tanks.

Diet

Omnivorous, will take live food, and prepared foods. Will graze on algae around the tank. Best kept on a mostly-vegetarian diet supplemented with occasional meaty foods.

Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

Environment Specifics

Likes a spacious tank, minimum of 30" in length, with live plants and not too strong a current.

Behaviour

An active sociable typical livebearer, constantly moving around the tank looking for food and mating prospects. Male Mayland's will spar with each other for mates.

Identification

Similar shape to the more common Poecilia sphenops, elongated and a pointed head. The Mayland's is an olive-brown fish with iridescent blue highlights and a yellow-brown caudal. Males possess a higher and more colourful dorsal fin. Alpha males can possess an orangey dorsal fin, sometimes with black dots. In older males, the rounded caudal fin may be orange or banded with black and yellow. Females have little colour.

Pictures

External links

• Fishbase (Mirrors: )