Whenever one of our suppliers offers a “new variety,” we order a box to see what it is. However, we know from experience that the term “new variety” is often used very flexibly. The spectrum ranges from “old news, but new to our list” to “wow, we’ve never seen anything like this before.”
This time it was a molly that was delivered to us as a “new variety” under the variety name “Spring.” Why does an orange-spotted silver molly remind you of spring? We don’t know. However, these animals from the group technically classified as Poecilia latipinna are not entirely uninteresting. The alpha male, i.e., the highest-ranking animal, is almost entirely orange in color. Many females and lower-ranking males, on the other hand, only have orange stripes. In between, there are all conceivable transitions. This results in a very colorful picture and corresponds quite well to the conditions in wild mollies, where only the alpha fish is colorful. A group of these mollies is therefore certainly an enrichment of the assortment, but individual fish are less so.
For our customers: the animals have code 432327 on our stock list. Please note that we only supply wholesale.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
