Hello Im going to setup up a 10 gallon brackish water setup to promote mollies to breed i already have the 10 gallon running close to 2 years now, its been fresh water though, and I also already purchased several mollies to begin my base for breeding them my question now is how much sea salt do i add and is there another form of marine bacteria i nee to add to the water? Also ive always had this probelm with mollies at the store they are swimming around perfectly fine but after a few days in my tank they begin the clamped fin syndrome some begin getting a white film across there body close to fungus , or afungus around the eyes, all my tanks have been running for 2 + years now i do weekly water changes and all my other fish are fine i know mollies need to be brackish water which is why im setting one up solely for them, i am just curious as to if that will help my guys out or if its too late already and will have to begin with another batch of mollies also after i add the salt to convert my 10 gallon to brackish water how long before i actaully add the mollies into it there is nothing in the 10 galon right now i just have it running thanks for any ips and suggestions greatly appricated here
Setting up Brackish water to breed Mollies
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Mollies will do quite well at lower end BW, 1.003 or so. Your bacteria with do fine at that level, but if you want to add the salt in equal daily portions over three days, it may help them adapt.
Add the mollies any where along that process.
The salt should help with fungus. One male and three females ought to do it.
What variety of mollies?
Pics when you're done
Add the mollies any where along that process.
The salt should help with fungus. One male and three females ought to do it.
What variety of mollies?
Pics when you're done
It is a good idea to keep mollies in brackish. Mollies can even be kept in marine!!!.
1.003sg-1.005sg will minimize most diseases and elimate fungi
1.005-1.010sg will almost eliminate almost all possible freshwater diseases and fungi, but water must still be clean
However, 10gallons is too small for mollies, in all seriousness. 20 gallon minimum. These fish get up to 4 inches as adults and are very active swimmers. They will not be happy so confined and might not even breed in those conditions. A 20 gallon (Long) or 30 gallon is what you need my friend.
1.003sg-1.005sg will minimize most diseases and elimate fungi
1.005-1.010sg will almost eliminate almost all possible freshwater diseases and fungi, but water must still be clean
However, 10gallons is too small for mollies, in all seriousness. 20 gallon minimum. These fish get up to 4 inches as adults and are very active swimmers. They will not be happy so confined and might not even breed in those conditions. A 20 gallon (Long) or 30 gallon is what you need my friend.
Thank you so much for your advice, I do however have an idea and would like to know if anyone has ever tried it before, or if you think its a good idea. So here is what i have been thinking of trying as i have already purchased around 7 mollies to further ensure breeding, but i do currently have a 75 that has been running for 4 years now (fresh water) with a large tinfoil, an angel and keyhole cichlids, Do you think it wil benefit my new mollies to rotate them weekly/biweekly/ or maybe monthly, between my 10 gallon brackish water, and the 75 gallon at least to stablize all of them in terms of fungi and other dieases that might pestering them as i got them from the local petsmart and there stock isnt so great, and after they all been accumilated to switching back and forth i do have 2 10 ten gallons that are brackish btw and aftetr some of the females appear to be pregnant isolate them in one of the tanks until they give birth, it sounds alil confusing but it would just consist of alot of rotating.
I think you can breed mollies in a ziplock bag if you really wanted to. I've kept a pair of balloon Mollies in a 5 Gallon hex in freshwater and they bred several times. I would recommend isolating the parents once they give birth though. I think a ten gallon brackish is fine.