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I have mollies in my tank Does anybody know how to get them to breed successfully2007-11-24 23:35:32

I check all my chemical balances every 5 days. Thankfully I have never once had a problem!! Ph is good, nitrates, ammonia, everything. All good. Temp ranges about 80 degrees. And fish are healthy. My male is always "busy" and has been for months. Im stumped because fish are old enough. I do have one male and four females. i know this ratio isnt the best, but i did it purposly because the male is very "busy" all day.

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SWEEY !! Good for the male fish of yours!

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actually your ratio is pretty good. you should have at least 3 females to each male. mollies arent the easiest to breed, but they do it themselves. they may have already had babies and ate them. mollies like other livebears hold the malesperm in them for up to four pregnancies. so if you bought mollies at your local pet store, they more than likely have sperm stored in them. just make them comfortable, lots of floating plants, caves and enjoy them, the babies will come eventually.

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Mollies tend to breed no matter what we do. Relax. Take to some fish geeks and they will help you make this easier.

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The person who said that they may have already had babies and ate them is very correct. If you don't have places for the babies to hide chances are they won't survive. Put plants throughout the tank. When I raised mollies they had these funky looking fake plants that floated at the top of the tank for the babies to hide in but I ended up just putting several live plants throughout the aquarium. Make sure they're dense enough that the babies can hide. Best of luck to you.

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Add about 1 tablespoon salt per gallon of water..mollies like a little salt in the water, and put several pennies in the tank where you cannot see them.the copper will help prevent velvet disease. Good luck

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Don't add salt if you have any catfish, plecos, or finless fish. Not good for them.