New To Mollies

[Sara0229]

Got our first pair of mollies. I think they are both female but that doesn't matter I don't really care about breeding them. They are in my community tank now but I would like to move them over to my brackish tank at somepoint. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Also, they are VERY actice as compared to the glow-lite tetras. Swimming constantly and begging all the time from day one. Is this normal for them?

 

[Tarpan]

I have 2 male sailfin molly's in my community tank and they are by far the most active and aware of my presence...i love it, i didn't think i would care much about them when i added them but they are so far my favorites.

 

[OldMan47]

Mollies are definitely interested in food at all times. It is quite normal behavior but you need to avoid overfeeding them.

As far as adding them to a brackish tank, they will be fine as long as you acclimate them slowly to the added salt concentration. Pet shop mollies were once considered the ideal fish to cycle a salt water tank. They can thrive in full salt water or pure fresh water.

 

[Sara0229]

Is there any difference in life span in fresh vs salt mollies?

 

[OldMan47]

I have not seen any difference listed in terms of life span. I do not keep my fish salty so I cannot compare them in my own tanks. It can be amazing to look at a thriving and reproducing molly in a tank with a typical salt water fish selection though.