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October 30th, 2007
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Fish Bum
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Hey guys- newbie here...
I am about as green as can be, but I still got myself a couple fish (I know, I know- but I couldn't help myself..) so after I got a single molly, I opted for a bigger tank and some goodies, then I couldn't resist and got 2 more (total of 3 mollies in one 10 gallon tank..)- they are really cool little creatures that really like to eat a bunch (but I don't overfeed them  )
I have 3 mollies (I hope) and I had a few questions for you guys...
first off, what are they? I mean gender wise...
not sure why I got these, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out which is male and female...
and I know you guys (and gals) like pics, but i'll do you one better, since I couldn't take any decent shots, here is a vid...
Clicky...
also, about the nitrogen cycle
it says that a normal process will take at least a month... but my little 10 gallon tank seems to have done it in a few days... how come?
my initial testing of the water when it was clean was clear all across the scales- nitrate at 0, nitrite at 0, and ph at 8.0
a few days later the nitrate is at 20, the nitrite at 3, and ph is at 7.4... why did it change so fast?
(btw, I have the fish in there at this time, just been feeding them flakes at fairly regular intervals... no natural vegetation in the tank yet and just a regular filter thing...)
so yeah, thats it for now- thanks for any help 
and sorry for the long post...  |
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October 30th, 2007
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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welcome to fishlore 
Your tank is cycling. At the start of the cycle, you can often have 0 for readings. what is your ammonia reading? are you using liquid testing? i'd highly recommend using "Prime" as your water conditioner and doing 25% water changes every other day (testing before each water change) until the tank cycles in 4-6 weeks. Are you putting any additives in the water? What are you treating your tap water with?
Sexing Livebearers - the male livebearers have a cone-shaped gonopodium and the female livebearers have a fan-shaped anal fin. that link has pics to illustrate in it. |
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October 30th, 2007
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Fish Bum
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I actually don't have anything to test the ammonia right now... sorry..
as far as conditioning goes, I am using "aquasafe" by tetra aqua... this stuff-
and so I guess I have 3 males then, right?
they seem to be getting along fine for now, that should be an ok arrangement for them... right?... |
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October 30th, 2007
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King of Curt
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Looks like you have 3 males.
Welcome to fishlore, and congrats on not overstocking your first tank!  |
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October 30th, 2007
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Fish Master
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Welcome to Fishlore. Very pretty mollies. Please keep not overstocking and you'll have some healthy fish. Great move. Most of us started by chucking a million too many fish in our tanks, and had lots of problems with the fish for it.
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October 30th, 2007
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Fish Bum
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Thanks for the welcomes guys.. I have been lurking for a little while, trying to soak up as much info as possible.. (don't want these buggers dying on me now :P) its interesting that such small fish need so much room... but I guess its no different than us...
and thanks for those links cobetta, I will definitely pick those up, they are fairly inexpensive so thats great..
also, just an interesting story when I tried to pick up my first one.. I went and chose one, it was a really nice one, all black with a yellow tail- also a molly...
but I set it in the cart and started on my way to the check stands... I stopped at an aisle and pushed the cart inside and turned around to look at something on eht shelves... well I wasn't turned for longer than a minute when I looked back and the fish was gone... yep.. gone, bag and all... the sales people thought I ate it or something when I went back for another....
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October 30th, 2007
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Those Mollies are getting good at escaping! |
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October 30th, 2007
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Fish Bum
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lol, this one took its bag and everything...
so yeah, forget nemo- all he did was get flushed...
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October 31st, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Hi Razloa and welcome, 
I am new here to .. 3 days young. The people i have come across on this site are the best  . just a little advice.. before you ask your LFS FOR ADVICE... Ask here.. at LFS they are trying to sell you something that may or may not help. the members here have a wealth of experiance and really care  . good luck and may slime never infest your tank. |
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November 10th, 2007
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Fish Mentor
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Welcome, I love your mollies, how are they doing? I think your escaping molly story is just amazing! How dare those aliens!  The yellow on the tail really sets off the other color..... |
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November 11th, 2007
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Fish Mentor
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To fishlore! Goodluck with your mollies! |
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November 11th, 2007
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Fish Master
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Welcome to Fishlore  |
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November 12th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Razloga
I am about as green as can be, but I still got myself a couple fish (I know, I know- but I couldn't help myself..) so after I got a single molly, I opted for a bigger tank and some goodies, then I couldn't resist and got 2 more (total of 3 mollies in one 10 gallon tank..)- they are really cool little creatures that really like to eat a bunch (but I don't overfeed them )
I have 3 mollies (I hope) and I had a few questions for you guys...
first off, what are they? I mean gender wise...
not sure why I got these, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out which is male and female...
and I know you guys (and gals) like pics, but i'll do you one better, since I couldn't take any decent shots, here is a vid...
Clicky...
also, about the nitrogen cycle
it says that a normal process will take at least a month... but my little 10 gallon tank seems to have done it in a few days... how come?
my initial testing of the water when it was clean was clear all across the scales- nitrate at 0, nitrite at 0, and ph at 8.0
a few days later the nitrate is at 20, the nitrite at 3, and ph is at 7.4... why did it change so fast?
(btw, I have the fish in there at this time, just been feeding them flakes at fairly regular intervals... no natural vegetation in the tank yet and just a regular filter thing...)
so yeah, thats it for now- thanks for any help
and sorry for the long post... |
Welcome to Fishlore
Male mollies have sharp anal fins and a sharp body, female mollies r rounder and bigger and have big stomach  they r good breeders if u have males and females together u will soon have fry, be sure to have 2 females for 1 male(that's the common rule), when the females r pregnant their stomach will grow bigger, u have to separate the adult fish after they give birth to babies.  |
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November 12th, 2007
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Fish Bum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by susitna-flower
Welcome, I love your mollies, how are they doing? I think your escaping molly story is just amazing! How dare those aliens! The yellow on the tail really sets off the other color..... |
Thanks for the welcomes guys, I have been trying to do a lot of reading- there is a ton of info on here...
and sustina- thanks for the comment, they are doing fine (although they have come down with some ich..) and I really liked the colors too, which is why I got them  |
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