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Gold Sailfin Mollies

These fish are small only reaching 5 inches and males have large dorsal fins wild forms are gray with rows of dark spots.

Gold sailfin mollies. This picture shows a young female gold sailfin molly in front of a a beautiful young male in one of our aquariums. The average molly fish lifespan is around three to five years. They grow a tad bit bigger than the average molly fish and feeds on a variety of foods.

Click here to shop for male gold sailfin mollies. Premium pet fish are more energetic hardier and have brighter colors with a beautiful metallic. The gold doubloon molly is another frequently purchased species.

This is a premium pet fish and we never see premium mollys like these in any of the live fish stores that we visit. The body of harlequin sailfin mollies is speckled with gold white and black patches. Female sailfin molly fish are larger than her male counterpart and just like their cousins they do not lay eggs.

Besides their dazzling colors that make them stand out their temperament is also suited for community aquarium housing. She will commonly gestate throughout a period of a year giving birth multiple times. Mollies were first introduced to the hobby in 1899 and different varieties started appearing in 1920s.