guppy pet fish

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Mollies are considered live bearers and in the same family ofSwordtails, Platies and guppiesMollies are considered live bearers and in the same family ofSwordtails, Platies and guppies. these fish are very easy to breedeven for a novice aquarist and it is easy to tell the females fromthe males. In fact most of the colors you see in mollies today area result of the breeding practices of people who raise them.

To keep your mollies happy, you want to put them in a fish tankthat has a minimum of 15 gallons of water. Be sure there is aquarter of inch of gravel on the bottom and you have a good heaterthat can keep the water between 70 to 82°F. Just like otherlivebearers, Mollies will do best if you put a tablespoon ofaquarium salt for every 5 gallons of water. Mollies are unique inthat they can actually live in fresh water or salt water but addinglittle but of salt to freshwater aquarium will help them as many asother types of breeds.

Mollies can actually be a little hard to care for though and are agood fish that you can use to gauge the quality of your water asthey will start to show signs of illness as soon as the waterstarts to become contaminated. in freshwater tanks, you''ll need todo water maintenance frequently however if you keep them in a reefaquarium that natural ecosystem rarely requires a water change.

Mollies are easy to feeding you can feed them the floating flakefood that you find in most pet stores and mix in a few freeze driedblood worms and even some black worms for a treat.

You should have more females than males in the tank and mollies canshare attack with several writers of fresh including Angelfish,Swordtails, Plecosstomus, Catfish, Corydoras and large sized Tetrasincluding Silver Tips, Red Serpaes, and Black Skirts.

Mollies can get to be 5 inches in length and if kept in the properenvironment can live to be about five years old.
guppy pet fish