Assorted Lyretail Molly

Assorted Lyretail Molly (Poecilia sphenops)

A colourful livebearer featuring elegant lyretail finnage and active personality

The Assorted Lyretail Molly is a vibrant and hardy community fish known for its extended, forked “lyre-shaped” tail. Available in a mix of colours including black, dalmatian, gold, marble, and more, these mollies bring constant movement and personality to tropical aquariums.

Lyretail Mollies are adaptable and beginner-friendly, thriving in well-maintained community tanks with open swimming space and some plant cover. As livebearers, they can reproduce readily in mixed groups. Peaceful and social, they mix well with other active community species and are a fantastic option for adding colour and activity to mid-level swimming zones.

Need to Know:

Recommended For: Beginner aquarists and lively community aquariums

Minimum Tank Size: 80 litres

Temperature Range: 24–28°C

pH Range: 7.0–8.2

Recommended School Size: 3+ (mix of males and females)

Compatibility: Peaceful; ideal with other livebearers and active community fish

Max Size: 8–10 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are usually shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier. We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care and have quick overnight delivery nationwide.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accommodate them. Please note we can not always accommodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into separate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Your order will be shipped to your nearest NZ Couriers Depot or Collect/Send Point and you will be phoned once it arrives. You can find your nearest depot/point here: https://nzcextras.co.nz/nearestlocation/