Golden Topminnow

The golden topminnow (Fundulus chrysotus) is a fish of the genus Fundulus and is a United States native fish mostly distributed throughout the southeast; ranging from Kentucky and Ohio south into Florida. Although it has such a wide distribution throughout the south, the habitats and micro-habitats that it occupies do not differ much from one area of distribution to others. The golden topminow is a small surface feeding fish that tends to reproduce late in the spring season and on into the early parts of the summer, and although the fry reach maturity fairly quickly the longevity of the golden topminow is quite short. Because the golden topminow is lower in the trophic level and is a small fish, it primarily feeds on small and/or drifting organisms at, or near the surface of, vegetated areas.The golden topminow breeds throughout the spring and on into the summer months from April to July, and sometimes as late as September. During courtship the male swims in loops or circles above or beside the female, sometimes pausing to bob his head up and down. Eggs are released individually and deposited on the roots of floating plants or on other fibrous material by the female, where afterwards they are fertilized one at a time by the male. After hatching the larvae rest on leaves or on the bottom and begin to grow quickly reaching maturation after 10 months. At maturation, the golden topminow becomes slender with a rounded caudal fin and a deep caudal peduncle. The mouth is small and slightly superior and the dorsal fin is set far back on the body and begins posterior to the anal fin origin. The life expectancy of the golden topminow is around 2 years.

Silver Mollies

Mollies have long been a standard freshwater tropical aquarium fish. They are excellent starter fish. They get along with most all other tropical fish. They are active. They are ‘Live Bearers’, which means they ‘deliver’ baby fish and do not lay eggs. They are fun to watch and educational for kids. These are young Silver Mollies, although the females do not have a high dorsal fin like the males. They are between 1.5″-2″ long. They will do well in larger aquariums with many different types of tropical fish, or in a 10 gal. tank with a few other tropicals.

  

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