Mollies
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I had the pictures labled backwards......Yea they can breed in my tank, they have anywhere from 20-80 babies. Food for other fishes or for dispersal to other people that want to try it out......They are still getting acclimated to the tank, I have seen them eat a little bit but not much so far.....Looks kinda weird seeing a FW fish in a SW tank, but with the colors they have the don't look to out of place.
maroonytunes
Reefing Without Coral
Az, if they breed and you want to raise the fry, don't leave them in a breeder's net, and don't leave them in your tank. They have a huge amount of dieoff when isolated. Before saltwater, I bred guppies and mollies, mollies I had in a bredder's net, in one of the main tanks, 3-5 out of 30-45 usually made it and some of the other fish would often die due to the ammonia spike the deaths caused.
OP
OP
Thanks for the info Maroonytunes.....
From what I have read you can use all of them.....there are none that can't go into slatwater......
These dang thing haven't touched a lick of algea except off the top 4 inches of the glass.....They better get thier act together!
From what I have read you can use all of them.....there are none that can't go into slatwater......
These dang thing haven't touched a lick of algea except off the top 4 inches of the glass.....They better get thier act together!
minibowmatt
2 zoos for me, 1 for you
Hmm.. I think I am gonna head out to the LFS and see if they have any... Too bad fancy guppies cant be acclimated in.. I love those!
Edit: Some people have acclimated fancy guppies to SW also! I may try that.. I mean they cost like 3$ Why not?
Edit: Some people have acclimated fancy guppies to SW also! I may try that.. I mean they cost like 3$ Why not?
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minibowmatt
2 zoos for me, 1 for you
LOL! Your right..
OP
OP
Well I had to remove the Mollies today....The male had his tail all beatin up, so it looks like the seemingly sissy clowns are kicking some but while I am not looking......SO now they are in my 18g nano, they are the only fish in there so they should be good to go.
ficklefins
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minibowmatt,
Can you post a link with the guppy info?
Can you post a link with the guppy info?
minibowmatt
2 zoos for me, 1 for you
I found it in advanced aquarist...On RDO and if you Google it, you will get a few references. There doesn't seem to be a ton of info on it, other than saying they are brackish and *can* be acclimated to SW. The one reference I read said that the females do better than the males.
Here is the link http://www.reefs.org/library/article/r_toonen6.html
here is the published article: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/invert.htm
scroll down, you will see a couple posts about having them acclimated to sw. I couldnt find hardcore scientific references, but it is worth trying.
Here is the link http://www.reefs.org/library/article/r_toonen6.html
here is the published article: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/invert.htm
scroll down, you will see a couple posts about having them acclimated to sw. I couldnt find hardcore scientific references, but it is worth trying.
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