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I think some people use them like canaries... they have no immunity to salt water pests, so you can find out if you have any. Likewise... I think it is assumed if they come from freshwater, they can't get your saltwater fish sick. You could still QT them just to see how they do in your SW.Dont know whether this was asked or not but do you have to QT them before you add them to a saltwater tank. Im assuming no since freshwater ich would die in salt.
I have no idea, but that sounds interesting. Ill keep an eye out and see what happens with colour types in my tankI have a couple Dalmatian Mollies that turned totally black after a few weeks. Why is that?
I didnt quarantine them. I did some research before hand and from what I read (that made sense), Freshwater parasites/diseases are highly unlikely to survive going from fresh almost immediately into full marine. Like a very intense salt dip.Dont know whether this was asked or not but do you have to QT them before you add them to a saltwater tank. Im assuming no since freshwater ich would die in salt.
why not. See how they do. They are excellent little cleaners. They even keep the surface of my substrate turned and always looking white and fresh. They seem to pick and rummage alot on the sand as well as the rocks.Think im going to toss 4 of them in my sump
I'm sure they would really appreciate it. And it would be interesting for you to see too.That's great! I am thinking about rescuing some mollies from my 11 year old's aquarium - if and when she gets bored of them.
what are you using for flow? wanted try mollies but most posts i found said they couldnt handle flow.
I havent had them for that long but they seem to be packing on size
What do u feed them ? Besides them eating algaeI have 7 Mollies in MY 125 after 2 weeks producing Fry . I acclimated them over 3 days NO problems except they are always HUNGRY. LOL
So, I gotta ask...why not just fill the tank with fresh water?No I wont be keeping any corals
They will eat almost anything. I feed the normal small hikari marine sinking pellets twice a day, and they graze on algae in between that. I keep my lights on for long periods of time too to encourage more algae growth.Hey what exactly do u feed them after the algae is all gone? I want to get 2 but not sure if they eat thr pellets and brine etc i feed my other fish
I was waiting for this question haha. Because I love seeing all the hitch hikers and various organisms I get when collecting stuff from the beach. I put in algae which the mollies love, and I especially enjoy watching crabs. I have counted about 12 I have in there now, a big boy who likes to move around rocks and eat shrimp, to smaller little filter feeding ones that sit atop the rocks catching pieces of whatever floats past. I have a few small mussels which have started growing on the rocks too. I have three sea slugs, quite small but all of them seem to have disappeared.So, I gotta ask...why not just fill the tank with fresh water?
Yes there sure is alot of fry, but I enjoy watching them too. If things get to over crowded I might get a predator like mentioned earlier in the thread. Who knows. Ill wait and see.man oh man!!!!!!! you are in for it XD
When they start dropping fry they don't stop! lol
Mollies are awesome and congrats on the new setup, you are making me want to get them again. But if I do, it will be all females... I can't stand the male's constant mating behavior or the magnitude of fry that coed populations produce.