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Aquarium Molly Fish Guide

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Aquarium Molly Fish Guide

Molly Fish Guide

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Aquarium Molly Fish Guide

Molly fish are some of the coolest aquarium fish on the planet. These fish are known as
livebearers (similar to guppies and platies). What makes these fish super cool is they
come in so many different color variants. You can have oranges, yellows, black and
whites, balloon belly, fancy tailed.. and MORE.

Molly Fish Care & Tank Setup


 Molly Fish Care & Tank Setup
 Different Types and Variants
 Growth Size & Other Fish
 Aquarium Size & Setup
 Water Temperature & Heaters
 Best Foods & Schedule
 Tank Maintenance and Cleaning
 Aggression With Other Fish
 Pregnancy, Breeder Boxes, & Babies
 Type of Water for Mollies?

Different Types and Variants


There are numerous types of molly fish but the most common type held in aquariums is
known as the short finned mollies. For the most part, you can categorize them into two
different groups of mollies.

Most aquarium mollies are short finned because they are much easier to care for then
Sailfin mollies. Sailfin desire a much more wide open tank with more water volume and
harder regulated water temperatures. The image shown above to the right is known as
a short finned dalmatian molly. Very spectacular in color and shape. The fins on
mollies are quite beautiful.

 Marble Lyretail Molly


 Harlequin Sailfin Molly
 Golden Sailfin Molly
 Gold Dust Molly
 Gold Doubloon Molly
 Black Molly
 Balloon Molly
 Platinum Lyretail Molly
 Dalmation Molly
 Black Lyretail Molly
 Black Sailfin Molly

Growth Size & Other Fish


Mollies grow to around 3 inches in length and are rarely aggressive towards other fish.
They do great with any of the common tropical fish. It’s important to keep fish of the
similar size together. That prohibits from larger fish eating smaller fish. The only
problem you might encounter is some mild fin nipping with other tank mates. Just watch
your fish and keep an eye on them. Here are some examples of common fish kept with
mollies:

 Guppies
 Platies
 Swordtails
 Tetras
 Gourami Fish
 Pleco Catfish

If your having issues with aggression and fighting between fish, you can always add
more decorations or plants. Having obstacles in the tank and hiding spots really helps
when certain fish are getting picked on. Aquariums with live planted tanks do extra well
for these fish.

The old school rule of thumb known as “1 inch” of fish to each gallon of fish is always a
safe rule of thumb to play off of. People hate hearing it because some fish are different
than others, but it’s just how the rules play out more or less. So if you add those
numbers up to your molly fish, they should answer your question. Example, I have one
10 gallon tank and need to know how many Dalmatian mollies I can fit inside.
An average molly fish sees an easy 2 inches of growth, so that puts me at around 4-5
fish in that tank. That is pushing the limits remember too. Just to be safe, I always
undershoot this aquarium equation.

What is more important than actual ‘swimming space’ is water quality. This is why pet
stores can have very healthy fish in tiny spaces. I always wondered why these
resources preached to aquarium owners to have huge tanks but the pet stores can have
tiny little tanks with lots of fish… It’s because they are constantly doing water changes
from a direct fresh water source. There is no better setup for clean water than to have a
direct ‘fresh’ h20 supplement.

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