Molly Community Tank
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Molly Community Tank

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Mollies

Why Keep Them? Mollies are peaceful, lively fish that grow up to 3" Most Mollies available in the aquarium hobby are hybrids of the Sailfin Molly (poecilia latpina) and the Sphenops Molly (poecilia sphenops). They are a livebearer, and easy to breed.

Housing: An aquarium of 15 gallons or more is recommended. Give them bushy plants in the back and an open swimming room in the front. Plastic plants can be used but live plants are best. Live plants will provide hiding spots for babies. The males like to chase the females, so the best stocking ratio is 3 females to every male.

Salt: In nature mollies often inhabit brackish water so the addition of some aquarium salt is beneficial. We recommend one tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 gallons. For best results use Seachem Livebearer salt, which we sell in our store. If choosing to use live plants, then aquarium salt cannot be used, or in some acceptions (some hardier plants), only 50 to 25 percent of the recommended dose may be used.

Temperature: 75-82F pH: 6.8-8.2

Mollies in Brackish Water Tanks: Mollies can be acclimated to live in Brackish Water. Meaning a mixture of fresh and salt water. Specifically this should be between 0.5-17 ppt, or a specific gravity between 1.000-1.013 This can be achieved by using Seachems Brackish Salt. The purchase of a hydrometer is essential to monitor salinity levels.  In our store, our mollies are kept in freshwater, so drip acclimation will be necessary before they are added to your tank.

Livebearer only Tank: A nice way to keep mollies is a livebearer specialty tank. The tank would include a group of mollies, moons, swordtails and guppies. Maintain bushy plants, keep some salt in the water and keep the temperature warm.

Live plants with Mollies? Mollies do best in planted aquariums. Choose plants with a higher tolerance for salt such as Java Fern, Anubias, Vallisneria.

Feeding: Mollies and other livebearers should be fed small frequent feedings. Feed flakes, brine shrimp, bloodworms, and small pellets. They are omnivores and some greens in their diet are important. A spirulina based flake food will provide greens.

Natural Range: Mollies are native to Central / South America. All mollies we sell are domestically bred, and some of the mollies you see at our store are locally bred.
Breeding: Mollies are easy to breed. They are livebearers and give birth to 20-30 fry. Males have a spiked gonopodium fin. Males are usually also smaller, slimmer, and may have a higher dorsal fin. Check available aquarium literature for information on breeding mollies.

Mollies are peaceful fish that can be kept with a number of different fish. Some of these are listed below, some may be subject to change depending on the size of your aquarium. Stop in to our store today and an associate would be happy to help you find the best fish for your aquarium!

Tetras: Black Skirts, White Skirts, Pristella, Candy Cane, Rosy, Emperor, Head and Tail Lite, Glo Lite, Red Eye, Silver Tip, Bloodfin, etc.

Other Livebearers: Platies (Moons), Swordtails, Fancy Guppies.

Danios: Giant, Fireline, Mustache, Pearl, Zebra, Leopard and Glo Danios.

More Peaceful Cichlids (Largely depending on tank size): Keyholes, Kribensis, Rams, Geophagus, Angelfish.

Catfish: Corydoras Catfish, Plecostomus Catfish

Loaches: Kuhli Loaches, Clown Loaches (Depending on tank size.)
Snails: Nerite Snails, Rabbit Snails, Mystery Snails

Brackish Fish: Archers, Orange Chromide Cichlids, Monodactylus, Scats and Assorted Gobies.
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