Mollies

[Heuristic]

So I'm thinking a more 1:1 ratio would be better and you wouldn't have such an issue. Is there a way to easily identify male/female? LOL

 

[MurphyLong]

So I'm thinking a more 1:1 ratio would be better and you wouldn't have such an issue. Is there a way to easily identify male/female? LOL

My LFS has been doing it for a long time, I actually just went in and bought a dozen of them, and 4 of them already had hugely fat bellies, which is usually a dead giveaway... but males are usually more slender/long looking, and the fin near their butt looks more phallic, whereas females have more of a fan-shape to them. (I'm stating from memory, I could be wrong)

 

[Tripod1404]

So I'm thinking a more 1:1 ratio would be better and you wouldn't have such an issue. Is there a way to easily identify male/female? LOL

Just google molly male vs. female. It is very easy to distinguish live breeders.

 

[Subsea]

The nutritional value of fish is determined by what they eat, not by the water they swim in. Marine algae’s are high in nutritional value just as the mollies would be. These mollies as a source of live gut cavity bacteria would be a boost to fish immune system. It would be difficult to find a better food for a predator.

 

[Heuristic]

How have you guys been acclimating? I've heard just throwing them in is the best way, but wasn't sure

 

[MurphyLong]

How have you guys been acclimating? I've heard just throwing them in is the best way, but wasn't sure

I just temp acclimated them by floating them for 15 minutes. I expected a 50% loss... None of them died from shock. (The anemone and trigger on the other hand, were quite the popular choice of death.)