Good Pets?

[FBTgirl]

Do black Mollies make good pets? I was going to get one when I saw a betta fish for the first time. I was just wondering because I was thinking about getting some.

 

[kewskills]

i have 6 females and they are great, never been any probs with bully or illness etc. i would recommend any mollies.

 

[orange shark]

do you use salt with them??

 

[kewskills]

do you use salt with them??

Yes i do, however i keep male mollies in another tank (community)that is not salted, they appear to be OK. i just add salt to the girls tank because i only have mollies in it (6 black, 6 golddust & 6 white lyretail)

 

[FBTgirl]

what do you mean salt with them

 

[kewskills]

mollies can live in fresh water or salt water (not quite fully brackish) they are said to be healthier in a salted aquarium.
i personally have not noticed a difference between the 2 tanks i have and the condition of the fish.

 

[FBTgirl]

oh, I am not keeping mine...If in fact I get any, in a salted tank.

 

[kewskills]

my male ones are in a fresh water community tank with no issues, have been in there 2 years. so i would not worry about it

 

[FBTgirl]

Can there be mixed genders in the same tank? Because I want males and females but I only have 1 tank. Is that OK?

 

[kewskills]

yes you can a good ratio is 1 male to at least 2 females, however they breed like rabbits if you do that , so i would suggest just females unless you want loads of small fry. avoid males together if possible as i found that there can be bullying.

 

[FBTgirl]

OK. Please do not say they breed like rabbits because rabbits can only breed every 2 months so it sorta makes me mad when people say that.

 

[kewskills]

OK. Please do not say they breed like rabbits because rabbits can only breed every 2 months so it sorta makes me mad when people say that.

sorry to offend, its just a saying, i didnt know that about rabbits.

 

[FBTgirl]

Also do they need filters? Or can they be in a normal tank without filters and heaters?

 

[dwarfgourami]

They do need filters and heaters and quite a bit of room to move about (not a betta tank). And while they can cope with freshwater, they do require hard alkaline clean water, else they will get longterm health damage.

 

[dwarfgourami]

They do need filters and heaters and quite a bit of room to move about (not a betta tank). And while they can cope with freshwater, they do require hard alkaline clean water, else they will get longterm health damage.

They do need filters and heaters and quite a bit of room to move about (not a betta tank). And while they can cope with freshwater, they do require hard alkaline clean water, else they will get longterm health damage.