Talk:Poecilia chica

A fact from Poecilia chica appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 September 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that dwarf mollies hit rock bottom when they grow up?

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Did you know nomination edit

Latest comment: 8 months ago4 comments3 people in discussion

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 09:42, 9 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

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... that dwarf mollies hit rock bottom when they grow up? Source: Miller (1975): "A shaded habitat with flowing water about 0.3 to 0.6 m deep over rocky-gravelly bottom seems to be the preferred habitat of adults; the young occur in quiet, shallow areas in or near beds of vegetation."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
- Comment: Another quirky hook for you, folks.

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Self-nominated at 00:35, 3 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Poecilia chica; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply

Doing... ミラP@Miraclepine 21:03, 5 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

"Quirky" is right, and the article is overall solid. ミラP@Miraclepine 21:13, 5 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

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