{"product_id":"black-molly","title":"Black Molly","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe black molly (\u003cem\u003ePoecilia sphenops\u003c\/em\u003e) is the solid black form of a Central American livebearer, and the even, velvety colour over the whole fish is the reason it has stayed popular for decades. Males are slimmer with a narrow, rod-like anal fin; females are deeper bodied with a broad fan-shaped one, so telling them apart is straightforward. Mollies are active, constantly grazing fish that spend the day working over surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes well in hard, alkaline water, which suits much of southern Alberta's tap water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds vegetable matter in the diet; algae wafers and vegetable flake alongside a staple food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA livebearer that breeds readily, so expect fry if both sexes are kept.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep two or three females per male, as males pursue females persistently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciates open swimming space with planting around the edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensitive to unstable water quality despite a reputation for hardiness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA reasonable community fish for a hard-water tank, alongside platies, swordtails and other robust, similarly sized species. Long-finned, slow fish and very small tankmates are less suitable given how busy mollies are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/molly\"\u003emolly\u003c\/a\u003e collection for current stock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Large","offer_id":44025177374920,"sku":"99071","price":6.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_2817d8f1-3402-4bde-aa9a-1e83e587d15f.jpg?v=1736456130","url":"https:\/\/www.tropicalfishimports.com\/products\/black-molly","provider":"Tropical Fish Imports ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}