Mollies in a saltwater tank

Esquire805 · Sep 24, 2016

So today I went to petsmart and got some mollies I hear they can live in the tank I just threw em in there and most articles had most success this way. Anyone every try this

nhat · Sep 24, 2016

you have to slowly accli. the molly for few hours. Throw them from fresh to salt is npt a good idea.

TherealplexiG · Sep 24, 2016

heya!
I drip acclimate them overnight, black mollies have the most successful rate.

Humblefish · Sep 24, 2016

^^Agree with both of the above, the slower the better when drip acclimating them to full SW.

This article has more info on keeping mollies in SW: http://hubpages.com/animals/Keeping-Breeding-and-Raising-Saltwater-Mollies

Esquire805 · Sep 24, 2016

Humblefish said:
^^Agree with both of the above, the slower the better when drip acclimating them to full SW.

This article has more info on keeping mollies in SW: http://hubpages.com/animals/Keeping-Breeding-and-Raising-Saltwater-Mollies

They are still alive in a school after throwing them in

Esquire805 · Sep 24, 2016

TherealplexiG said:
heya!
I drip acclimate them overnight, black mollies have the most successful rate.

Yep to late and still kicking

tj w · Sep 24, 2016

Let us know how they do without drip acclimating them. I've thought of doing the same in a smaller tank

Esquire805 · Sep 24, 2016

tj w said:
Let us know how they do without drip acclimating them. I've thought of doing the same in a smaller tank

I read that ppl tried drip and they always died when just thrown in they lived I will see if they last 2 days

jboone82590 · Sep 24, 2016

Following along

TherealplexiG · Sep 25, 2016

Esquire805 said:
I read that ppl tried drip and they always died when just thrown in they lived I will see if they last 2 days

Have to drip them at very slow rate, probably 14 to 16 hours or pluses...
I only use black mollies, i drip them over night for approx 16 hour mark..

Chrisfish · Sep 25, 2016

Check with @helen ann , I know she had SW mollies and some Molly babies for a while

Paul B · Sep 25, 2016

Mollies are brackish water fish and when acclimating any fish you should take a little time. As you found out you can usually take a mollie and throw it from across the room into a tank full of salt water and it will probably live for five years. Now, stop cringing, I didn't say to do that, but a mollie is a very sturdy fish and easy to keep in almost any water. I would take at least two hours to acclimate it as I have done it dozens of times with brackish fish like mollies and bumble bee gobies which are better looking and will live a couple of years in full salt water. The fishes kidney is responsible for stabilizing the salinity inside the fish and some fish can do that relatively fast but slower would be better for the fish. Braskish fish normally swim from full salt to fresh water such as when they go from the ocean up into a river. Those fish were "designed" to be able to do that. The tide pool where I collect is full salt at high tide but at low tide it is almost full fresh because it is from from a lake. Bluefish, which are not even brackish fish swim back and forth with no obvious problems.

Esquire805 · Sep 25, 2016

Chrisfish said:
Check with @helen ann , I know she had SW mollies and some Molly babies for a while

Bring her here lol

Esquire805 · Sep 25, 2016

Paul B said:
Mollies are brackish water fish and when acclimating any fish you should take a little time. As you found out you can usually take a mollie and throw it from across the room into a tank full of salt water and it will probably live for five years. Now, stop cringing, I didn't say to do that, but a mollie is a very sturdy fish and easy to keep in almost any water. I would take at least two hours to acclimate it as I have done it dozens of times with brackish fish like mollies and bumble bee gobies which are better looking and will live a couple of years in full salt water. The fishes kidney is responsible for stabilizing the salinity inside the fish and some fish can do that relatively fast but slower would be better for the fish. Braskish fish normally swim from full salt to fresh water such as when they go from the ocean up into a river. Those fish were "designed" to be able to do that. The tide pool where I collect is full salt at high tide but at low tide it is almost full fresh because it is from from a lake. Bluefish, which are not even brackish fish swim back and forth with no obvious problems.

Bumble bee you say

helen ann · Sep 25, 2016

Esquire805 said:
Bring her here lol

helen ann · Sep 25, 2016

Don't have much to add to what you have already been provided on the subject.
Yep, Ms Molly had babies back in early summer, I was able to save about 17 of them raising in my QT.
They have all been given away except 4, which I plan on keeping.