Molly Fish
Molly Fish for Sale — Peaceful Livebearers for Community Tanks
Shop live Molly Fish — colorful, active, and beginner-friendly livebearers perfect for community aquariums. Available in a variety of colors and fin types including Dalmatian, Balloon, Lyretail, and Black Mollies. Mollies are peaceful, hardy, and adapt well to a range of water conditions, making them a top choice for both beginners and experienced aquarists.
Why choose Molly Fish?
- Hardy & adaptable: tolerate a wide range of water conditions and can even adapt to brackish water.
- Peaceful community fish: excellent tank mates with guppies, platies, tetras, and corydoras.
- Active swimmers: add life and movement to any aquarium.
- Livebearers: easy to breed, giving birth to live fry.
All fish ship with live arrival guarantee. Perfect for freshwater aquariums 10 gallons and up.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A minimum of 20 gallons is recommended for mollies. Larger tanks provide more stable water conditions and room for a small school.
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Yes! Mollies are one of the best beginner fish. They are hardy, adaptable, and forgiving of minor water parameter fluctuations.
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Absolutely. Mollies are peaceful community fish that do well with guppies, platies, tetras, corydoras, and other similarly sized non-aggressive species.
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Mollies are omnivores. They thrive on a varied diet of high-quality flake or pellet food, supplemented with blanched vegetables like zucchini or spinach and occasional live or frozen foods.
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Mollies prefer water temperatures between 72–82°F (22–28°C). A reliable aquarium heater is recommended to maintain a stable temperature.
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Mollies can tolerate and even thrive in slightly brackish water (1–1.5 tablespoons of aquarium salt per 5 gallons), but it is not required in a freshwater setup.
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Males have a pointed anal fin called a gonopodium, while females have a rounded anal fin. Females are also generally larger and rounder, especially when pregnant.
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Mollies are prolific livebearers and can give birth every 4–6 weeks, producing 20–100 fry per batch. If you don't want to breed them, keep only one sex or provide plenty of hiding spots for fry.
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Mollies prefer a pH between 7.0 and 8.5, making them well-suited for hard, alkaline water conditions.
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Yes! All our live fish, including mollies, are covered by our live arrival guarantee. We ship fast with heat or cold packs as needed to ensure your fish arrive healthy.