What Is This Fish?

Thanks! :)
My other mollies were just so different to it I wasn't sure if it was one or not. xD
 
yeah I have 4 mollies in my tank and one of them is huge compared to the others
 
I think you'll find that's a mickey mouse platy.
 
Mygod, You're right! o: Now I really need to change my signature lol. Don't know what it was doing in a tank of Mollies at the Fish Shop. D:
 
Ah, fish are always getting into the wrong tanks at LFS :)
 
Yeah, I know they jump across - But there weren't any nearby Platy tanks haha. Oh well, it's still a nice calm fish - It's been socialising fine with the others.
 
fluttermoth said:
I think you'll find that's a mickey mouse platy.
 
 
If its large, it probably is a mickey mouse swordtail - platy and swords can interbreed.
 
eaglesaquarium said:
I think you'll find that's a mickey mouse platy.
 
 
If its large, it probably is a mickey mouse swordtail - platy and swords can interbreed.
Well, yes that is true; most LFS platies and swordtails are actually hybrids these days.
 
Yes the can cross breed and this has been exploited for over 50 years.
This is your typical platy body shape, being compressed lateral. While it may have X. hilleri gene's it's still platy body shape, so classed as a platy.
 
The body looked a bit more elongated to me, but it might just be the angle. 
 
Its probably a hybrid (are there any pure platys or pure swords even in the trade anymore?).
 

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