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Mollies entered the fishkeeping hobby around 1905. The identity of the species from which the fancy mollies originate is difficult to ascertain.
Fancy mollies were produced through the hybridization of Poecilia sphenops with other molly species. The popular black molly derives from the crossbreeding of P. sphenops and the sailfin P. latipinna. The high-finned breeds were created by adding P. velifera to the cross. The black molly is frequently defined in aquarium literature as a breeding form of P. sphenops, but black mollies comprise fish with differing pedigrees.
Fancy mollies are cheap and ubiquitous fish in pet shops worldwide. They considered easy fish for beginners in fishkeeping. In the aquarium, they can be aggressive to other mollies and to swordtails, but are usually peaceful to other fish.
References
- ^ Schäfer, Frank (19 August 2022). "Wer kennt das Volk der Mollienser?". aqualog.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- Balon, Eugene K. (1 April 2006). "The oldest domesticated fishes, and the consequences of an epigenetic dichotomy in fish culture". Aqua: Journal of Ichthyology & Aquatic Biology. 11 (2). Aquapress Publisher: 47–87. ISSN 0945-9871. Retrieved 7 January 2025.