How many mollies in a 29 gallon tank

I'm not done with my new 29 gallon tank . But when it's done cycling and when I can add fish I want to add 6 glofish and more mollies. I already have two mollies in my ten gallon tank and I'm gonna add them in my 29 gallon tank tomorrow since they are 29 gallon fish. Can I add more than two mollies with 6 glofish?

 

4 seems excessive as they can get 4-6 inches. I'd stick with two. Are they both males?

 

Yes

 

I'd only with 2, they do get large and they also produce a lot of waste so putting that many in a 29 gallon will eliminate your options for stocking drastically.

 

So is two mollies and six glofish ok for 29 gallons?

 

Yes, that would be fine. You could also add some bottom dwellers like corys or kuhlI loaches. A dwarf cichlid would work too.

 

Coryadoras would work great! And you could add one more glofish so you could have a school of 7, they seem to like odd numbers.

 

I'm not done with my new 29 gallon tank . But when it's done cycling and when I can add fish I want to add 6 glofish and more mollies. I already have two mollies in my ten gallon tank and I'm gonna add them in my 29 gallon tank tomorrow since they are 29 gallon fish. Can I add more than two mollies with 6 glofish?

Hello Sco...

Mollies are too large for a 29 gallon tank. They need room to swim and will become aggressive if crowded. Another thing about Mollies, is they're more vegetarian than meat eater. You'll really need to research the feeding habits of this fish.

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Coryadoras would work great! And you could add one more glofish so you could have a school of 7, they seem to like odd numbers.

Hello E...

Corys really won't work well in a Molly tank. Mollies like warmer water, about 80 degrees or a bit more and like alkaline water, higher pH, like 7.5 to 8. Corys like cooler water 72-75 degrees and a more neutral pH, around 7 to 7.2.

Mollies have pretty specific living requirements, so would be best kept in a species only tank.

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Hello Sco...

Mollies are too large for a 29 gallon tank. They need room to swim and will become aggressive if crowded. Another thing about Mollies, is they're more vegetarian than meat eater. You'll really need to research the feeding habits of this fish.

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Hello E...

Corys really won't work well in a Molly tank. Mollies like warmer water, about 80 degrees or a bit more and like alkaline water, higher pH, like 7.5 to 8. Corys like cooler water 72-75 degrees and a more neutral pH, around 7 to 7.2.

Mollies have pretty specific living requirements, so would be best kept in a species only tank.

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I disagree. A 29 gallon is the minimum for mollies so if the OP is just adding two, that'd be fine. They also have a very wide temp range. They don't need to be in 80F.

Corys CAN work in this tank with mollies. Do you know there are hundreds of different cory species with various temp ranges? And a specific pH does not matter with either species. Most fish sold in stores adapt to a wide range of pH values.

 

I disagree. A 29 gallon is the minimum for mollies so if the OP is just adding two, that'd be fine. They also have a very wide temp range. They don't need to be in 80F.

Corys CAN work in this tank with mollies. Do you know there are hundreds of different cory species with various temp ranges? And a specific pH does not matter with either species. Most fish sold in stores adapt to a wide range of pH values.

Hello el...

Mollies are the most sensitive of the livebearing fish to even slight changes in their water conditions and diet. This species is definitely not a good fish for a beginner. A beginner can't even begin to keep the tank water clean enough for a Molly.

However, if the poster would like to give it try. I would discourage it and go for another, hardier livebearing fish like a Platy or Swordtail. I wish them luck.

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Hello el...

Mollies are the most sensitive of the livebearing fish to even slight changes in their water conditions and diet. This species is definitely not a good fish for a beginner. A beginner can't even begin to keep the tank water clean enough for a Molly.

However, if the poster would like to give it try. I would discourage it and go for another, hardier livebearing fish like a Platy or Swordtail. I wish them luck.

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With frequent water changes and proper tank maintenance, 1-2 mollies would do just fine in this tank size. Yet again, agree to disagree.

 

I wouldn't put mollies and corys together. I did, and had to take the mollies out of my 75 gallon because they are just so aggressive when eating. They don't try to find food, they wait for other fish to find it, then bump them away.

 

I have a Molly with my Cories and they are absolutely fine together