Amazon Molly

Amazon Mollies are omnivores that require a varied diet of high-quality flake foods, small pellets, and regular vegetable matter such as blanched spinach or algae wafers. Supplement 2-3 times weekly with frozen foods like brine shrimp or daphnia. Feed small amounts once daily, only what they can consume in 2-3 minutes.

Amazon Mollies are peaceful, active swimmers that prefer to stay in mid-water zones and are most comfortable in groups of at least 3 individuals. They are livebearers that produce live young and may exhibit mild aggression toward males of other molly species, though they remain generally docile with non-competing fish. They are relatively hardy and adaptable to various water conditions.

Breeding in captivity is straightforward and occurs readily in established tanks without special conditioning. Females are ovoviviparous and produce 10-40 fry every 4-6 weeks; provide dense vegetation or breeding box to protect young from predation. This species reproduces through gynogenesis, making them an unusual all-female population that requires males of related molly species to trigger reproduction.