Mollies in a 20

[Neoman]

Hi, i am new to these forums and i have been browsing around these livebearer boards cause i loooove mollys and guppys. I have a 20 gallon tank that currently has some african fish in it and a rosy barb wich seem to get along well with eachother, but i am going to give those away and put some mollys in, but i am thinking of getting different kinds of mollies so i can create a nwe strain. How many mollies can i get for 20 gallon? And wich mollies will get along? The kinds of mollies i like are : Black and gold mollies, black lyretails, and silver mollys. I also like dalmation mollies and marble mollies and highfinned mollies

Thanks you, Neoman

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

id say 7 or 8...some may say more..but bare in mind that pretty soon you'll be over run with fry...also its wise to keep a ratio of 2 females to every 1 male you have...

 

[jams.alaskan]

You are going to have a lot of fun with this - I'd go with 9, 1 male to two females of your 3 favorite kinds - they will mix and you'll get some interesting crosses.

ALASKA

When you trade off the fish that live in there don't wait too long before you get your mollies so that you don't starve your bennificial bacteria.

 

[Neoman]

Well i already have one silver molly. Thanks everyone! I am so eager to do this i <3 mollies!

 

[Neoman]

i used to havw a black lyretail female but when i put the silver molly female in with it it died. I think the tank was too small, it was very very small, like not even half a gallon, because i thought i was going to do this exchange sooner. Wich stinks because my black lyretail was about to have babies. But it s fins were kind of tattered, the silver molly fins are very high quality, no bite marks or anything whatsoever. Thhis is going to be my first time breeding molllies, i am breeding guppies also. I currently have about 50 fry. two batches, one batch of 4 and one of i cant count how many, and i am expecting more very soon. I think I should be ready if the molly has babys. The wholes in the filter arent that big, so if i get some nice plants for the baby mollies to hide in, i think they should be ok.

 

[Neoman]

can i keep a pleco in with them? Or should i replace it with some cories or not have it at all? I just want to know because i dont know if it will eat the fry!

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

i wouldn't put a pleco in a 20..some cories would be ok tho..they wont touch fry

 

[Nina7777]

I would have to agree with alaska. 9 would be a suitable number.

As for the pleco I wouldn't put him in there. not because i think he would eat the fry but because he will get too BIG!

but if and when your tank gets alage (or if it already has some) I would say 2 or 3 ottos could go in there as well. They stay just around an inch!

 

[Neoman]

I put the silver molly in a few hours ago.... Its is doing fine! I am so happy! I wonder what other types of mollies i should pick? I am starting out with just3, i am gonna get i male and one female cause i already have one female.

 

[Neoman]

please reply!

 

[wrs]

i loved my black molly. she was so nice. i had a silver as well and she was evil, and a delmation one thats mean as well. baloon mollies are nice. how about a sailfin mollie?

 

[sputs40]

I have just got 3 delmation mollys today ... very cool small but thay seem to like there new home .....