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Post by karen on Jun 2, 2006 18:39:23 GMT
Mollies, brackish or not? Whats your opinions?
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Post by KittyKat on Jun 2, 2006 21:56:26 GMT
there's at least 5 spp of molly (probably closer to 7) out there... some live in brackish water, some in freshwater and some even in marine. others move from marine to freshwater and back in search of food. so it really depends on the spp you're talking about most come from brackish water with probably 1 or 2 spp being found in freshwater. IMO it's best to use brackish as a rule of thumb cause salt has never hurt a molly and you're much more likely to get a brackish spp then a freshwater one
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Post by twylyghtz on Jun 3, 2006 12:47:51 GMT
Over the years I have tried to raise Black Mollies with little or no success. The last time I tried I made the tank brackish and they thrived. They stayed healthy, birth rate was high and no nasty diease's that mollies are known to get.
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Post by mandy on Jun 4, 2006 9:10:01 GMT
I have no luck with mollies, i think they should be kept brackish.
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Post by kelly on Jun 4, 2006 19:02:49 GMT
I think they should be either, ive never had a problem with them in a community tank.
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Post by catfish on Jun 4, 2006 21:43:27 GMT
MOLLY HAD BEEN CATCH AS FAR AS 8 MILES OUT TO SEA. HERE IN NOVA SCOTIA WHEN PEOPLES SET UP SALT WATER TANKS, THEY USED MOLLY TO CYCLES THEIR TANKS.
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Post by karen on Jun 5, 2006 9:04:07 GMT
yes i have also heard of people doing that too cafish.
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