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Only molliesI have a question that has been eating me for a while now. Why just Mollies?
Most of the live birth group from fresh water will interbreed. Guppies, Platies, Swordtails, and Mollies. I'm curious if it's only Mollies that can be housed in a saltwater aquarium or is it certain types of mollies?
I have a question that has been eating me for a while now. Why just Mollies?
Most of the live birth group from fresh water will interbreed. Guppies, Platies, Swordtails, and Mollies. I'm curious if it's only Mollies that can be housed in a saltwater aquarium or is it certain types of mollies?
Can I have Molly's in my reef tank very good at eating the hair around you I put them in several different times in the best way is to temperature acclimate and then just put them in best survival rate
Mollies are a group of various species. Interbred through the aquarium trade for aesthetic reasons. The wild molly species (sailfin for example) are more suited to saline environments that the other livebearers may not be. It's about muddle genetics. Not all mollies are "the same" because they will have different levels of "sailfin" or other species genetics in their DNA.
That’s a VERY unusual circumstance.... mollies generally eat their own young until they are all gone or maybe 1-2 find hiding spots but generally even they get eaten eventually...Mollies are great until the get comfortable, then they breed like rabbits. Never again in my reef. I had no predators and a lot of rock work. Eventually I got grammas and hawk fish to get it under control.
no you can NOT just temp acclimate them... i acclimated mine by doing the put the mollies in a bucket and double the water... remove some then doubt if again.... remove some.... double it again... until the bucket is the same parameters as the tank... including temp acclimated.... just like other fish....Can I have Molly's in my reef tank very good at eating the hair around you I put them in several different times in the best way is to temperature acclimate and then just put them in best survival rate
In a regular FW aquarium, sure, but in a 90 gallon reef with lots of cover, survival rate is pretty good. I used to breed them back in the day.That’s a VERY unusual circumstance.... mollies generally eat their own young until they are all gone or maybe 1-2 find hiding spots but generally even they get eaten eventually...
Hmm mine always get eaten and I can tell it’s mostly the mollies because when a fish eats fry it turns there “poop” pure black... and it’s always the mollies that have that and not nearly as much my other fish...In a regular FW aquarium, sure, but in a 90 gallon reef with lots of cover, survival rate is pretty good. I used to breed them back in the day.
I feel so guilty for liking this post but this is actually a grand idea. Don't get me wrong, I like what you wrote but the whole use as live food bit upon first read is a bit dark - even for the mollies
It’s called the circle of life... do you feel bad for that hamburger or hotdog you just ate?I feel so guilty for liking this post but this is actually a grand idea. Don't get me wrong, I like what you wrote but the whole use as live food bit upon first read is a bit dark - even for the mollies
Can I have Molly's in my reef tank very good at eating the hair around you I put them in several different times in the best way is to temperature acclimate and then just put them in best survival rate