tropical fish - mollys?
I have a 30 gallon tropical tank with comunity fish in it - mollys, a spotted dojo, some tetras. My mollys have been giving me issues, they are the only fish who have gotten sick or died at all. I swore I wouldn't get any more, but then my last girl died off… all I have now is a boy and a little baby (female). Should I get a few more females for him to keep company? Will it really be upsetting for him to not have any other adult mollys around?
Also, if I do go ahead and get a few more female mollys I'd like to protect the rest of the tank from them for a while to make sure they're nto bringing any diseases into the tank. Any suggestions as to how long I should keep them in the second smaller tank before introducing them to the rest of the group?
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How many fish in total do you have in your tank? mollies die off if crowded, rule of thumb is 1 inch per gallon. Your male will be fine with no females around but if you want your female to survive you should buy at least 2 more females, because males are very sexually aggressive and he will just keep at your one, so having two allows him to spread his aggression out. That could be what happened to your last female. Placing your fish in the second tank is a good idea and they should only need to be in there for 3 to 7 days for you to tell if there is anything wrong with them. Hope I have helped.
If it is possible you should alway have a quarantine tank. The rule generally is for every male you have you should have 3 females, Especially with Live Breeders.