Amazon mollies
#2 Guest_viridari_*
Posted 07 January 2008 - 09:50 PM
I was so interesing into the amazon mollies since they are so unique since they are almost all females. But they are rare in aquarium trade. And no one in other forums seems don't have them.
What part of North America does the amazon run through?
#4 Guest_Brooklamprey_*
Posted 07 January 2008 - 11:35 PM
Dude, they are not come from the Amazon River. Their name come from an all females tribe in the Amazon. Poecilia formosa is their latin name.
And they are North American....
I had some of these from a population in North Eastern Mexico for quite some time but lost the colony. Very Very interesting fish but a little demanding IME. Mine where very partial to nice big exceptional Poecilia latipinna males and seemed to for some reason shun typical smaller P. Latipinna and ignore P. spheops and P. mexicana Really they where not as difficult to keep and keep going as it was to keep a good P. velifera hybrids or P. latipinna around to mate with them that they would except and respect.
I have heard from others they are not so picky but in my case they where very much so.
I personally would love to get this fish back into my collection...
#5 Guest_butch_*
Posted 29 July 2008 - 10:58 PM
#6 Guest_mette_*
Posted 30 July 2008 - 09:09 AM
Very cool. Have you bred them before? My understanding is you need a male fish. This seems like a source of complication, as the Amazons may have different requirements than a donor male from the LFS. Maybe not. I'd be interested to hear your progress.After a while of search for amazon mollies, I finally found them on aquabid and won the bid too. Now im sooooooooooooo excited about it! I've sold my tropical community fishes and switched to the native community tank so it will be home for five juvies (the tank is empty right now).
#10 Guest_Aphanius_*
Posted 14 January 2009 - 07:57 AM
Martin
#11 Guest_rjmtx_*
Posted 14 January 2009 - 11:49 PM
Now, if you want a real challenge, try keeping Amazon Silversides.
#12 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 18 March 2009 - 04:20 PM
What part of North America does the amazon run through?
I think it is pretty close to where Mexico runs through the States. Where the Mexican Tetra is found. Yep I know it is, right near the Amazon. The Amazon River and the Pecos river in Texas run side by side. I am sure of it. You can probably find both species in either river I would think. YEP
Edited by nativecajun, 18 March 2009 - 04:22 PM.
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