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06/03/2017, 06:47 AM | #1 |
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saltwater mollies
Hi all, been reading through some old threads about people using mollies for gha and bryopsis control and wondered if anyone has any experience with this long term? or has noticed any detrimental effects on the fish once converted?
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06/03/2017, 07:00 AM | #2 |
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I've raised some saltwater mollies and they did great in the tank. But they did nothing for the gha. Maybe if it was the only thing available for them to eat, but not while I fed them.
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06/03/2017, 06:31 PM | #3 |
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Yeah I wouldn't count on it, the only down side is that they aren't that attractive for a saltwater tank. I'd look for other saltwater critters to help you out, what size tank?
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06/04/2017, 12:42 AM | #4 |
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thanks both I'll give them a miss then, its a 90 and I only buy captive bred fish so foxface for example is out of the question, I might try a few mexican turbos instead. Bought some flucanozole but hesitant to pull the trigger on that as it sounds a bit too good to be true!
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06/04/2017, 08:46 AM | #5 |
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I'm not the tang expert so I'm not completely sure if a 90 is an adequate tank size; you can get captive bred yellow tangs. Some people have reported them clearing up gha and the likes. As with any live addition is can be a hit or miss. When it's under control and not long I had a tuxedo urchin keep my tank sparkling clean. only problem is they will pick up anything not nailed down and wear it as a hat. I have a mimic tang in my 90 with a collection of snails and my tank is pretty clean, but I've never had an issue in that tank with nuisance.
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06/04/2017, 08:48 AM | #6 |
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I don't think any tank bred tangs made it over here to the uk unfortunately and i think a 90 would poss be too small. I have 2 tuxedo urchins, they are great for comedy value but mine aren't keen on bryopsis, they were both spawning this morning which was quite cool to see
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06/04/2017, 07:03 PM | #7 |
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Mollies are awesome! They even eat cyanobacteria. If you want them to eat algae, DO NOT FEED THEM. These livebearing fish effectively turn algae into feeder fish. Incredible utility.
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06/05/2017, 03:03 PM | #9 |
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Mollies are natural surface feeders. Just look at their upturned mouths. Mine stayed at the top until they felt safe to go deeper, which took a while. My royal grammas chased them back up for a while, until eventually relenting.
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06/11/2017, 02:03 PM | #10 |
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my mollies in swim at all levels of the tank(65g softy)..even into the rock cave at the bottom of the tank..they pick at the algae on the rocks...but dont breed but they might if i add a male lol
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