Freshwater Fish
Silver Lyretail Molly.
A bright silver molly with a flowing lyre-shaped tail — peaceful, hardy, and a steady algae grazer. Beginner-easy; mollies like hard water with a touch of salt tolerance and breed readily in a 20-gallon-plus community.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Community
- Community safe
- Adult size
- 2.5"
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Poecilia sphenops
Good tank mates
Silver lyretail mollies are peaceful, community-safe livebearers that get along with other calm, similarly-sized fish. Good categories: other livebearers (platies, guppies, swordtails), small peaceful tetras and rasboras, and corydoras catfish. A few real examples: platies, harlequin rasboras, and bronze cory cats. Avoid fin-nippers like tiger barbs, aggressive cichlids, and any fish large enough to eat a molly. Since they like hard water with a touch of salt tolerance, choose tankmates that are happy in those conditions.
Good to know
The lyretail molly is named for its tail fin, which is drawn out into a lyre shape with extended top and bottom points.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.