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FisheasyFreshwater
Amazon Molly
Poecilia formosa
Family: Poeciliidae
📍 Texas & Northeast Mexico
The only known all-female vertebrate species, reproducing by gynogenesis using sperm from other mollies as a trigger without genetic contribution. A true biological oddity.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 7.0–8.5
- diet
- omnivore/herbivore
- maxSize
- 3 inches
- minTankSize
- 20 gallons
- temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
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Temperature
68–82°F
20–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
64°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jul high)
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