Baloon Mollies
This defect causes them to do poorly throughout their lives and if allowed in a breeding population could lead to more mollies being born with this.
Baloon mollies. According to some information the characteristic features of balloon mollies can be obtained by crossing females of balloon mollies and males of sailfin mollies. Considering the life span of balloon mollies they have a shorter life span than other kinds of mollies. While molly babies are so tiny their parents can eat them.
This time i was lucky to witness my molly fish give birth. So if you want to breed balloon mollies it is a good idea to have a lot live plants in your aquarium where baby mollies can hide or you can separate the pregnant balloon. And share with all of you hopefully this vi.
And while the various species of molly fish do have some differences in the details they all generally require the same molly fish tank set up and the same basic care. This is a premium pet fish and we never see premium mollys like these in any of the live fish stores or in the online stores that we visit. Molly is a live bearing fish.
Premium pet fish are more energetic hardier and have brighter colors with a beautiful metallic. Balloon belly mollies come in a variety of color combinations like white yellow and black. In this picture is a nice young premium quality balloon molly swimming in one of our tanks when one of our crew members took this picture.
They are often confused to be similar to platies and swordtails group of fish but however the mollies are very much different as they belong to other genus and they will not. Some species like the balloon molly will experience a shorter lifespan thanks to the inbreeding that creates a natural spinal disfigurement creating the balloon shape. If they are kept with proper care they can live some more years.
Balloon molly babies are tiny they are about 3 4 mm in size but are ready to swim and eat right after birth. See more ideas about molly fish freshwater aquarium fish aquarium fish. Balloon mollies usually live for about 3 to 5 years while all the types of mollies have a different life span.
They have a lyre shaped caudal fin larger on a male while smaller on the female. They also require approximately 20 to 30 gallon tank for proper intake of oxygen. The female is capable of producing up to 100 fry.
Every birth process is a wonderfull and amazing thing. Balloon mollies are the result of a genetic defect that causes their spine to grow irregularly and to have more health problems than regular mollies and according to some shortens their lives.
