Tanks

[amritboy]

i just have a quick question about tanks. i currently have a 10 gallon tank and i have 1 cremesicle lyre tail molly, 2 black-skirted tetras, 1 Cory catfish, and 1 mickey mouse platy. Sadly my black molly fell to columnaris yesterday. im thinking of buying a longer tank and putting it where the 10 galon is nd taking the 10 gallon to my room. should i move the fish to the new tank or keep them in the 10 gallon? if i keep them in the 10 gallon them im going to convert the new tank to a cichlid tank. could anyone tell me some good tips for setting up this tank and if this is a good idea?

 

[snowflake311]

It would be nice to move the fish you have to a bigger tank. Or you could just move a few that would work with your new fish. How big do you want to go? I would move the black skirt and cory then get more corys and buy some peaceful mid size or dwarf cichlids.

 

[amritboy]

Wat do you mean? could you elaborate a little more? currently the biggest tank at my LFS is a 37 gal. and i was thinking I'll move my Cory, mickey mouse, and black skirts to the new tank and get 3 more black skirts and 3 more cories. for a centerpiece i thought i would add a couple of dwarf cichlids and in the 10 gallon add maybe a school of glo-fish, 2 of each color. does that sound good?

 

[snowflake311]

I don't know where you are from but I would look on craigslist for a bigger tank. I have a 36 gal and it was not big enough so i now have a 55 gal and I still want bigger.

any ways since its a 37 gal I would do this.

37 gal
2 black skirts you have + 2 more so 4
the one cory + 4 so 5
2 Bolivian rams
1 angle or dwarf flag cichlid or keyhole not all just pick one.

That is what I would do Then with the 10 gal

10 gal

Keep the molly and platy and add 5 glo fish
really I would not try to do a school in such a small tank.
So in stead

1 molly 2 platy ( same sex)
and a dwarf gourami
Then turn it into a well planted tank that would look great.

 

[amritboy]

ok thx so much

 

[fca1963]

Do you add salt to your tank because I think mollies need it ,without it they die.....I think that's what'd happend to your molly

 

[snowflake311]

Do you add salt to your tank because I think mollies need it ,without it they die

Mollys do better in brackish water but can live in fresh. But yeah mollies do better and live longer in brackish.