Those are gorgeous! Did you find them in brackish water? If they were in fresh and you can get them to breed you could make a killing selling those beauties! Assuming its legal, of course 
Wild Sailfin Mollies
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They certainly are fun to watch - they're so active (I guess it's cool not being the smallest fish in the pond, so to speak). The two smallest ones are swimming around with each other near the surface, and the larger ones are dispersed among the tank.
We caught them in the freshest water florida offers - a spring near High Springs, FL (they were caught about 25 ft from where the water spills out from underground). The spring then flows into the Santa Fe river. I was more curious because the water is about 70 degrees constantly, and I always pegged them as warmer water fish.
I assume it's legal to sell them, but I'd have to talk to my LFS owner. He's really good about buying fish back, especially from a breeder he knows. I'll let you all know if there's success in that field.
We caught them in the freshest water florida offers - a spring near High Springs, FL (they were caught about 25 ft from where the water spills out from underground). The spring then flows into the Santa Fe river. I was more curious because the water is about 70 degrees constantly, and I always pegged them as warmer water fish.
I assume it's legal to sell them, but I'd have to talk to my LFS owner. He's really good about buying fish back, especially from a breeder he knows. I'll let you all know if there's success in that field.
In theory you are supposed to have a special permit to sell wild-caught fish.
In practice, they are Mollies. No one is likely to notice the difference between a wild-caught Molly and a tank-raised one. It tends to be the sunfish, darters and (at least down here) cichlids that raise questions.
In practice, they are Mollies. No one is likely to notice the difference between a wild-caught Molly and a tank-raised one. It tends to be the sunfish, darters and (at least down here) cichlids that raise questions.
There are various Molly species found naturally from the Carolinas down the coast, around FL and right on down to South America.
They're beautiful! I love the wild type livebearers! I wouldnt mind a pair if they can be kept in fresh water. Let me know if you ever decide to sell any of their babies!
Thanks, all, and good points. I wonder if "wild caught" would still count if their young are tank-raised. I'll have to inquire. I know the park allowed fishing and netting, so I hope we didn't break any regulations bringing them home.
I also neglected to say that we brought home three too-lazy-to-be-identified freshwater shrimp (about 1 in long, clear, no claws). Two of them had clutches of eggs. We awoke this morning to some little shrimplets crawling all over the driftwood....and some Molly babies!
I don't know who had them or when they were born, but we managed to find about 6 or 7 and put them in a breeder net along with two baby cory cats we're raising from eggs that one laid a couple of weeks ago.
Excitement! I hope they turn out to have the same colors.
I also neglected to say that we brought home three too-lazy-to-be-identified freshwater shrimp (about 1 in long, clear, no claws). Two of them had clutches of eggs. We awoke this morning to some little shrimplets crawling all over the driftwood....and some Molly babies!
I don't know who had them or when they were born, but we managed to find about 6 or 7 and put them in a breeder net along with two baby cory cats we're raising from eggs that one laid a couple of weeks ago.
Excitement! I hope they turn out to have the same colors.
