Fish ID :)

[Hobbit]

Hey everyone! My therapist’s office has a fish tank and I’m curious about these two fish.

I thought this was a Molly, but it’s hardly grown in four weeks so I’m second guessing myself.

Then there’s this little fella! He’s super happy and zipping around all the time!

[HH Morant]

I can't tell mollies from platies, but the other one looks like a chinese algae eater. My father had them in his tank when I was a kid. 

[lefty o]

looks like a platy, and chinese algae eater.

[drewzero1]

I thought it was a molly, but the dorsal fin is making me think platy.

[Hobbit]

Awesome! Thanks everyone! I have platys and this one’s body shape looks slightly different, so it threw me off. Still, it’s not like every platy is the same! I’m sure it will be more obvious as it grows.

[drewzero1]

I think mollies end up having a wider/flatter mouth than platies as well. o—o

I'm in the process of reintroducing mollies into my community tank. Over the last couple of years I had a bunch and gradually lost them all. One of these days I should really get some platies, they look so fun!

[drewzero1]

I just got a picture of a molly mouth, for reference:

[Hobbit]

Ah, I see! That’s a cute mouth. 😊 Not sure if the office realizes how big Chinese algae eaters can grow. 😬