kadkins20
Fish Fanatic
I recently set up my 55-gallon tank, i used some gravel from my brother's existing tank to cycle the tank and 2 or 3 days later i bought 12 fish from Petsmart: 2 cory catfish, a pictus catfish, a pleco, 4 platies, and 4 mollies. That night, 2 of my mollies died, and within 3 days the other two died as well. I have replaced them since then, and 2 of them died within one day, the other one held on for 3 days and finally died. One of them is doing well. All of the other fish are happy healthy, active, and eating. I have tried different colored - and finned - mollies and they have all died except for one silver lyretail molly.
I have a powerfilter rated for a 75 gallon tank and a heater that keeps the tank at 76 degrees (Fahrenheit)
They showed no signs of disease, and most of them were active and vibrant right until they died. I have been feeding them tropical flakes and sinking bottomfeeder wafers for the catfish. The mollies have not been overeating before they died (most of them didnt eat the first day anyway, before they died).
Please give me any solutions you can think of for keeping my mollies alive. The label at petsmart says they are supposed to be easy to take care of, although my brother has told me not to get them because they die, i really like the way they look and want to be able to keep them. Any advice would help, including "go somewhere else for mollies."
I have a freshwater test kit and will be testing my water later today
thanks for your help
Ken
I have a powerfilter rated for a 75 gallon tank and a heater that keeps the tank at 76 degrees (Fahrenheit)
They showed no signs of disease, and most of them were active and vibrant right until they died. I have been feeding them tropical flakes and sinking bottomfeeder wafers for the catfish. The mollies have not been overeating before they died (most of them didnt eat the first day anyway, before they died).
Please give me any solutions you can think of for keeping my mollies alive. The label at petsmart says they are supposed to be easy to take care of, although my brother has told me not to get them because they die, i really like the way they look and want to be able to keep them. Any advice would help, including "go somewhere else for mollies."
I have a freshwater test kit and will be testing my water later today
thanks for your help
Ken