Molly
Poecilia sphenops
Also called mollie, mollies.
Likes hard water. Struggles in soft, acidic tanks.
What it needs
- Grows to
- 8 cm
- Smallest sensible tank
- 110 L, at least 75 cm long
- Temperature
- 23 to 28 °C
- pH
- 7 to 8.5
- Hardness
- 12 to 30 dGH
- Kept in
- groups of 3 or more
- Temperament
- peaceful
- Eats
- omnivore
- Swims
- at every level
- How hard
- easy
These are the figures the stocking advice is built on. Make a room and it will tell you whether molly fit the tank you have.