fishy100 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Balloon molly fry are looking the same as "normal" molly when they are born: (Watch my one week old molly balloon fry: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy99 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Not an answer but an opinion which if nothing else gives your post a bump. These "Baloon" fish that seems to be the craze now in breeding, comes across to me as something Frankenstein would do. It's a physical deformity which for some reason someone decided to set into the genes. These fish seem to struggle to be fish and I cant imagine them doing well in a competitive community tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy100 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I agree, I was not aware of that when i bought them. But actually they are doing ok. For sure, I'm not going to buy it anymore, especially after I saw they started to sell balloon red eye tetra... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk333 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Not an answer but an opinion which if nothing else gives your post a bump. These "Baloon" fish that seems to be the craze now in breeding, comes across to me as something Frankenstein would do. It's a physical deformity which for some reason someone decided to set into the genes. These fish seem to struggle to be fish and I cant imagine them doing well in a competitive community tank. Very tricky subject. I'm not a fan of balloon, bulldog or long fin fish, but they have been around in the hobby longer than some people think and some are viewed as "normal" fish and not given a second thought. Veil Tail, Delta and Halfmoon Bettas are fish that have been line bred for their long fins. But because they have been around for decades in the case of Veil Tail bettas, people view them as normal. But long fin Oscars can cause quite a discussion. What is the difference? One we are used to looking at in pet shops since we are kids. What about Goldfish? Many of the varieties of goldfish involve a form ballooning or other forms of a deformity but very little is said about these weird swimming fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I think balloon mollies are adorable personally. Theres plenty of fish that dont survive the cut throat world of the community tank. With a specialist tank though most balloon mollie bloodlines are quite robust. As to when they show balloon traits, pretty much at birth. Good chance the dad wasnt balloon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeBree420 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I think balloon mollies are adorable personally. Theres plenty of fish that dont survive the cut throat world of the community tank. With a specialist tank though most balloon mollie bloodlines are quite robust. As to when they show balloon traits, pretty much at birth. Good chance the dad wasnt balloon. theyre robust for a fish, but not so much for a molly ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) I knew a girl once called Molly, she ballooned very fast not long after we met .and she couldn't swim very well at all either Edited December 16, 2015 by spongebob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
