Mollies who uses them

[doubleshot00]

Im considering a few mollies for my nano as its getting a good bit of algae in on the rock. My local Petco has a cool color variant that i like.

My bigest questions is do you all do the whole QT thing for them? Copper and Prazi?

 

[HomebroodExotics]

Im considering a few mollies for my nano as its getting a good bit of algae in on the rock. My local Petco has a cool color variant that i like.

My bigest questions is do you all do the whole QT thing for them? Copper and Prazi?

100% better qt them if you get them from petco. ich-x, antibiotics, and general cure will treat 90% of problems. Then you will have to convert to saltwater.

 

[Subsea]

NO dips required. I have had several generations of mollies in various growout tanks.

 

[unchaotic]

If they're freshwater mollies you shouldn't have to do any QT. I didn't even acclimate mine, just floated them for temp and dropped them in.

 

[Dburr1014]

Im considering a few mollies for my nano as its getting a good bit of algae in on the rock. My local Petco has a cool color variant that i like.

My bigest questions is do you all do the whole QT thing for them? Copper and Prazi?

Freshwater mollies can't put disease in a saltwater tank. Disease from freshwater can't live in saltwater.
Don't buy mollies that are in saltwater, only freshwater.

 

[doubleshot00]

If they're freshwater mollies you shouldn't have to do any QT. I didn't even acclimate mine, just floated them for temp and dropped them in.

So its just :squinting-face-with-tongue:

 

[doubleshot00]

Freshwater mollies can't put disease in a saltwater tank. Disease from freshwater can't live in saltwater.
Don't buy mollies that are in saltwater, only freshwater.

So its cool to grab a pair from Petco and just throw them in. They have some pretty gold and black ones.

 

[doubleshot00]

NO dips required. I have had several generations of mollies in various growout tanks.

How long do they live for?

 

[Piscans]

Im considering a few mollies for my nano as its getting a good bit of algae in on the rock. My local Petco has a cool color variant that i like.

My bigest questions is do you all do the whole QT thing for them? Copper and Prazi?

you dont qt mollies. they are freshwater fish. freshwater fish cant get saltwater diseases

 

[Subsea]

How long do they live for?

Because mollies are live bearers, several generations were in same tank. They are not short lived, but they are defenseless with reef fish.

 

[doubleshot00]

Because mollies are live bearers, several generations were in same tank. They are not short lived, but they are defenseless with reef fish.

Ill be putting them in a nano with peaceful fish. So im going to go get them now. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Now my big tank they would get obliterated

 

[exnisstech]

Ill be putting them in a nano with peaceful fish. So im going to go get them now. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Now my big tank they would get obliterated

I slowly acclimated mine to salt over a week's time. Necessary? Maybe not but they all lived and one spawned so I have baby saltwater mollies. Well I did have untill the breeder container detached from the glass and floated around in the tank housing a large purple tang that is in time out. Now I have a couple babies and a fat happy tang :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[Dburr1014]

So its cool to grab a pair from Petco and just throw them in. They have some pretty gold and black ones.

Black do better than gold.
Don't know why, just a bunch of reports.

 

[cloud9aquariums]

They're cleaning machines! I had one in my nano until he picked it spotless and nows he's doing work in my frag tank lol

 

[doubleshot00]

Well grabbed two around 3 o’clock acclimated them for about an hour and dumped them in. 8:30 they are both dead. Idk

 

[EricR]

Ouch ... bummer.
I've heard same as you -- about 50/50 say to acclimate slowly over days/weeks OR just dump 'em in. (Never tried one, myself)

Did they get all discombobulated in the saltwater (like buoyancy/orientation)?

 

[billyocean]

Seems wild that you can just drop them in saltwater.

 

[doubleshot00]

Ouch ... bummer.
I've heard same as you -- about 50/50 say to acclimate slowly over days/weeks OR just dump 'em in. (Never tried one, myself)

Did they get all discombobulated in the saltwater (like buoyancy/orientation)?

Nope. They acted normal. i was expecting like my tang when i gave him a freshwater bath for flukes.

And even ate flakes. Im out $10 no big deal. They were pretty to.

 

[1fastfxr]

I've read that black balloon mollies do best. I got mine for a 20 gallon coral quarantine tank. Bought 4 of them from Petco and took a week to raise them to 1.025 salinity. They've been in the qt tank for a little over 2 months and are doing fine. It took them just under a week to mow all the algea down, and it was BAD. Is it necessary to do a slow drip acclimation? I don't know but it is what worked for me. As others have stated, make sure you get fresh water mollies and fresh water fish CAN NOT introduce a disease into a saltwater tank.

 

[doubleshot00]

I've read that black balloon mollies do best. I got mine for a 20 gallon coral quarantine tank. Bought 4 of them from Petco and took a week to raise them to 1.025 salinity. They've been in the qt tank for a little over 2 months and are doing fine. It took them just under a week to mow all the algea down, and it was BAD. Is it necessary to do a slow drip acclimation? I don't know but it is what worked for me. As others have stated, make sure you get fresh water mollies and fresh water fish CAN NOT introduce a disease into a saltwater tank.

I'm going to try them again after Thanksgiving so I can acclimate them longer.