My Mollies won't breed!

[Barday]

I have had 5 mollies in my tank for about a month now (2m 3f). I have not had one fry yet!. I've got no idea what is wrong with them...........did I buy duds?!

 

[GuppyDude]

do u know for sure that u dont just gpt all males or all females? it could be that the water conditions juts arnt right, add some salt if u haven't alredy dont so and take a ph and ammonia nitrate test. if all checks out then try raisingthe tempreture up to 80F if that dont do it im afraid ur juts gunna hafta buy s few more and c what happens

 

[MAM]

actually, adding salt will be a bad thing, as some of the other tank mates are not tolerant of salt...............

as said, are you sure you have both males and females? how many of each? what temp do you keep the tank at?

 

[GuppyDude]

i guess u have a point MAM, i shoulda check his tank stats, but salt is very good for mollys

 

[Barday]

I will post full stats later..................but I do know that:

Temp is at 82 coz I'm treating for whitespot,
0 ammonia
PH about 8


Can't put salt coz i've got corrys and a pleco in the same tank


Yes I am sure I've got 3 fm 2 m, I can tell by the anal fin (gonopodium or something!)

Thanks

 

[Barday]

Ok I've just analyzed my water Results are as follows:

PH - 8
NitrAte 40 ppm
NitrIte - 0.25 ppm
Ammonia - 0

Hmmm - my nitrates are up, and I cant to do a water change till I finish the med treatment Tomorrow

 

[Da_Oz]

Are you sure they are not mating. You got a tank of fry eaters there.

What kind of mollies are they?
How long you had them?
When did they get ICH?
Are the cories pulling threw the treatment ok??

 

[Barday]

I've never seen them mate.
and as for the fry eaters, I should still see 1 or 2 i guess (I assume the fry eaters are the gouramis?)

I have 1 male white molly, 1m 1f dalmation molly and 1 f marble molly (i think that's what it's called?)

I noticed a bit of flicking and a few spots on monday & started treatment straight away, tomorrow will be my last dosage.

The corry's are doing fine I think, a bit quieter recently, but they liven up at feeding time - are they usually sensitive to meds?

As for the nitrItea - u think I do a water change tonigh and do another dosage on tuesday or u think I should just give them the last dosage tomorrow and change 50% of the water on Monday ?

 

[Da_Oz]

What meds you useing?

Do you have any other tanks if you do after they are cleared up put the males in there for a week and then put back with the females if they don't mate then you got a prob.

 

[Barday]

I'm using ichcide

WHat will puting the males in the other tank accomplish?

 

[Da_Oz]

Ever heared time apart is good for the hearth. I have a BB molly that I have to jump start this way. But all the rest of my mollies seam to just go for it. I got one sailfin molly male that is not real into it like the other one. Some fish just don't mate but as many as you got you should be getting something unless they are to young or old.

 

[Barday]

Hehe thanks for the advice oz!

What u think I should do about the Nitrites?