Solitary Mollie?

[Fishhub]

Could I put only 1 mollie in my tank or do I need a group of them?

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Don't quote me on this, but I think you can put just one molly, although they prefer to be in groups I suspect.
if you do end up getting a group, 2 males to every female,
Cheers!

 

[fish48]

Don't quote me on this, but I think you can put just one molly, although they prefer to be in groups I suspect.
if you do end up getting a group, 2 males to every female,
Cheers!

do you meen i male to every 2 females lol

 

[OldMan47]

That is what I would say Fish48. If you are going to keep small numbers of livebearers, a preponderance of females is a good idea.

 

[Fishhub]

Well the problem with the females is if I buy them they would already be pregnaut so i would have more babies to get rid of which i dont want. I think i'll skip the Mollies.

 

[Twinklecaz]

You could get just one male?

 

[helterskelter]

With mollies and swords you should only have 1 male or a ratio of 1male to 2 femlaes. This is due to them being very active and quarrelsome fish if you only have males.

However with guppies and platies you can have just male groups

 

[Twinklecaz]

Pfft my Platys squabble. Though I've come to the conclusion one is just wuss

 

[Fishhub]

thanks for the advise, but I'll just skip all the livebeares, they seem to perfer groups and i'm looking for a soliatry fish that is peacful. Sorry if this is a wrong place to ask this but do you guys know any fish that are peacful that can live solitary in a 10 gallon tank?

 

[OldMan47]

For a single fish in a small tank, have a look at a nice Betta splendens. They can't be kept in numbers but they seem to be OK on their own. I keep mine in a 45 gallon endler tank, but most people would consider that a bit of a strange place for a betta.

 

[Twinklecaz]

Or you could keep a Honey Gourami on their own. They're very peaceful and can live in 10 gallons.

 

[Fishhub]

Actully I made my desision, 1 dwarf gourami, thankyou for your help.