Molly Fish Care and Breeding: Let's Clear up All The Confusion!

Hello Everyone,
In this video I talk about how to care for and breed mollies. These are great fish, but there is a lot of confusion on how to keep them. Do they need salt? Are they aggressive? What size tank? What about tank mates? We'll address all that here, plus much more!
If you want to learn more about fish that can go with mollies check out the species profiles below:
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[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Coolest thannks so much for the detail Molly fishes info :D "D cheers

[@idrewzy7645]

You look so much like KGTROPICALS

[@khusnulblekty3874]

i was wondering why my molly fight i hv lot of common molly and common molly are known as peaceful molly i was wondering why they fight

[@MikesAquaticsThings]

No matter what fish I'm into at the moment I have always and will always have black mollies.

[@Lazarusthefishboy]

Love your taste @Grumpy Mike's Fish! Mollies are great and always will be great!!!

[@dominicborrelli6625]

I barely got mollies this year and one of my favorites is my black balloon female! She has so much personality!

[@upsethoneybadger_1577]

Wow! I just cycled my first aquarium. A 29 gallon tall. My first black Molly took my heart lol. He instantly dominated his school of 5 he picks on everyone😂. He doesn't nip them just chases them away when others get near him. I have a water puppy now!

[@kkdeveauxgue2784]

I got one black Mollie and he's always on patrol,a silver and brown gold one,and 4 silver ones

[@kkdeveauxgue2784]

@@upsethoneybadger_1577 my black Mollie fins pop out and he's chasing everybody

[@cynthiarodriguez9713]

I was given a balloon molly as a gift for my son’s tank and she just had babies (fry?). I was so shocked! Thank you for this video since I need all the help I can get.

[@ct2368]

The deal with the salt is that many breeders use brackish water to breed them. It's not that they need salt, it's that when they get to the pet store, they have just been moved to freshwater. A lot of them don't survive the changeover. Thats where the whole salt issue started.

[@vvltures]

I've never had any problem with them surviving but 90% of the time when there bred and raised in brackish water they wont breed in 100% freshwater but when I've bought them as babys they've bred

[@nikolanojic6861]

Black molly is the only fish that survived in my tank , heater bursted and water temp went from 24 to 38 and after that he was in tank with 18C temp because of no heater after i cleaned it and added new water ( he was in a cup for night until the new water stayed) and also survived some soap , he is today pretty happy with new friends 18 of other fish and 1 other new molly, isn't agressive , only defends other fish and is pretty happy guy overall , i love him !

[@pattieboy5861]

One of my earliest memories is dipping my tiny fingers in the aquarium and the black Millie’s swimming around my fingers. And watching for they only babies! We always had black mollies, and I’m setting up a 20 gallon now and I may just do all kinds of mollies!

[@marce4241]

HOLY that one black molly at 1:00 is HUGE

[@davidbowman2501]

I've always found mollies to be very susceptible to ick as well. As long as you keep up with your maintenance and water changes they do fine though.

[@kimberlyburdick9666]

I have do many Molly's never had any problems with ick.. I'm just trying to get rid of all of mine and all thier babies please help

[@Shleeeemp]

Major kudos for pointing out that nitrate is not the only cycle! Complete ecosystems mean so much more than simply “no ammonia”

[@kparran79]

Got my molly a year ago, he was white with a few black specks. Now he is almost completely black 😃 and greets me everytime i pass the tank like a dog wagging his tail! He eats out my hand and taught the other fish that came after him how to eat from moms hands too

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Mine do that too! They are so funny - all bunched up on one side of the tank when they think it's time to eat. :-)

[@svenjansen2134]

Our mollies too! Dalmatians turn more black also here. And they're so cute and smart and active just lovely 😍

[@xanelled6810]

Thank you! My brother just got a molly ( he is 6 years old ) and I’m doing a bit extra research on them for him!

[@kelcritcarroll]

I didn’t realize mollys got six years old….😁😂😂

[@kelogish_is_the_best158]

The best fish to have is the black mollies because whenever it gets ich you can notice it instantly because of the small white dots

[@gazzertrn]

When i kept them they always got ich .

[@AquaticVisions]

Also black moors, but I've never had a black moor get ich

[@LeSpank1012]

Fr, had a beautiful white betta once and I didn’t catch it till it was really bad. Managed to save him tho

[@nathanstout7763]

That's exactly true. I have a tank with now 2 mosaic guppy and now 1 black Molly and 1 albino pleco. Used to be very calm with the other 6 mollies but the store I got them from they came with diseases and 6 died. Auquarium salt saved these guys. The single pregnant black Molly chases and nips the guppy fins

[@amandawunstel2]

I absolutely love my mollies. I've got some black mollies in a 29 gallon community tank with a betta and a corydora. They are super active and so much fun to watch!

[@iplayguitarmain7670]

Wow my exact tank setup lol!

[@tearsofjoy5416]

By far the most informative fish keeping channel I have found, Because of y’all I have vastly improved the quality of life for my fish and set up some super cool tanks. Keep up the great work!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@mpedersen9975]

I love your videos! I really like that you show mostly footage of the fish while you are talking. Ironically, it helps me pay attention to all the info in the video and it is just cool to see different fish that aren't in my tanks.

[@stefanplayngo5430]

I've got 4 mollies with a Dwarf Gourami, 6 Rummy nose and 2 Chinese Algae Eaters and they are most behaved community I've seen :)

[@subhashisdas7199]

Mollies are my favourites. They are very active and indeed are fun watching. But you are right; some do get quite aggressive.

[@johnpots4181]

I got my first ever fish, four days ago. One male and three female Molly's. Two days later, I have four babies in my tank. One of my ladies must have come pregnant. Lucky surprise, so glad I picked them.

[@kenbiron9035]

We are super new to keeping fish, used mollies to set up our 10 gallon tank. Being new the water got bad a couple times during the cycle but the mollies were hardy and survived. Very cool fish, glad I found your channel!

[@zippyducky1704]

As a long time goldfish owner, I have changed to keeping a few of these guys and by the sounds of this video they will be much easier to keep. Really excited about these guys!

[@sarahwoodring5587]

Your 55g lowboy has inspired me to set up a 55g molly species tank. This video is super helpful while I'm in the planning phases!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@aquariumhacksbymarcus5653]

Mollies! Love the info! I FIND keeping them with some salt they seem to fair very well but I AGREE Hard water Alkaline water is a must for success adding coral Texas holey rock seashells is more important than adding salt.Under low p.h. soft water and these fish will fair miserably and quickly succumb to disease. And yes they can become semi aggressive if not kept in a group. Great video!

[@shineOn_75]

These are my favorite fish. I have Yellow Lyretail, Golden Panda Lyretail and my ⭐ male, an Albino Platinum Sailfin Lyretail Molly and his mate who is a white Sailfin Molly. I now have four 20 gallon plastic tubs with all their offspring separated by colors. Hoping to start selling them to my LFS and possibly Aquabid. They breed prolifically if your tank is cycled/seasoned correctly. So, be prepared!

[@WhiteCloud746]

Love the mollies! Thanks for drawing attention to them.

[@raygv1]

I have a friend that had this a really nice large molly swimming around with some clownfish! I did a double take and I couldn’t believe it was totally adapted to saltwater.

[@bluerazzleberriespets]

How is that even possible?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@vvltures]

The sailfins kind do especially good in 100% seawater

[@elvinsworld11]

Lovely, informative video Jason. Keep it up.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@mariuszsobieraj1769]

Holy carp!!! You’re in the Chicago area, that’s awesome!!! Good to know there are you tubers in my area!!! I’m currently clearing out a spare bedroom in order to make my own aquarium gallery.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Very cool!

[@joshkorb529]

There’s a ditch next to my work that has sailfish Mollies in it and the water is nearly acidic. They thrive in there, like to watch them when work is to much lol

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Oh I absolutely love this tank! .. I think that it looks really cool. I love mollies, my husband and I were just talking about guppies,Molly's and swordtails and how we kept them as kids..I always remember going into the pet stores or Kmart and wishing for the black Molly's.. I remember getting some about 15 years ago and not having any luck with them so I never tried them again. Thank you for this video because this is a beautiful fish that I would like to keep again! I hope you all have an amazing day and thank you for sharing! 🐟🌱🌿

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I was the same way - when I was a kid I loved black mollies!

[@svenjansen2134]

Dalmatians are pretty too and they always turn more black. I completely adore them!

[@jordahnmohammed4259]

These care and breeding videos are my favorite 👌

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@cosmoplakat9549]

I've heard from many people that mollies can be a bit aggressive and fin-nippy, but man are they pretty fish. They're a good size for a larger tank (agree with 40-breeder as min size for them). I only have a 20L and intended to get guppies but fell in love with some gorgeous platys at petco. They do have a very similar body/fin shape.

[@tararosx]

hi so I need an opinion I got 2 balloon mollys 1 normal molly and 1 platy so if i leave my balloon molly in the same tank and she's given birth are the other fish including her gonna eat the babies? I don't have another fish tank to put her in

[@svenjansen2134]

@Tara Rose Apply top to bottom water plants for the fry to hide.

[@texasdirtbikerider3335]

I have 3 Dalmatian mollies and they are super fun to watch anytime they see you they swim up to get food.

[@lisaeleanor8559]

My dalmatian molly just gave birth today to 15-30 babies..im excited

[@mexi2305]

@@lisaeleanor8559 yeah bought mine like 2 months ago and now I have 8babies Molly’s

[@APOL1000]

that's one beautiful tank. thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@cristykim9612]

Your tank is magically beautiful 🤩

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@EzPuss999]

I never expected to be this early, love your videos keep up the good work

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@EzPuss999]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Your welcome

[@DankDaHerbalist]

Last year: with 50 tanks we always got something going on last week: with 70 tanks we always got something going on Today: with 80 tanks we always got something going on! 😂😂👌

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Pretty soon the only thing going on will be tank cleaning. Haha

[@DankDaHerbalist]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics labor of love!

[@kinglyzard]

How accurate are hygrometers? I just bought a refractometer and compared to my hygrometer. Marked difference! Hygrometer reads 1.006; refractometer reads 1.002. I use roughly 1/2 cup seasalt to 5 gallons water in a brackish tank. My goal is 1.006 to 1.008 to accommodate Mollies, Figure 8 Puffers and Knight Goby. At the same time, I don't want to off my plants.

[@Lazarusthefishboy]

@@DankDaHerbalist WOW!!! What a lot going on there, dude! Great effort! So amazed that you can keep up with 80 TANKS TO THIS DAY! Keep up the amazing work!

[@DankDaHerbalist]

@@Lazarusthefishboy im talking prime time they have like 80 tanks hahah I only have 8 tanks 😅

[@Trains-With-Shane]

I do love Mollies. My dad actually bought a Molly female from Wal-Mart, back in the 80's. She was fairly plain looking and just gray but she gave birth to three lovely Dalmatians while we were floating her bag in the aquarium after bringing her home, lol. My favorite are the solid black standard tail/fin variety. We kept ours in a 55 gallon community tank way back then. I can't remember all of the other tank mates but there were probably some albino cory's, platies, sword tails, etc.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That is really cool!

[@matthewberry9648]

4 for the price of 1

[@Trains-With-Shane]

@@matthewberry9648 Yep that's the only time that has ever happened in the bag. I'm sure we've bought pregnant live bearers over the years but yep that one molly was by far the most memorable.

[@davidsamsell2031]

Very nice video. 📺 I love all live-bearing fish. They are great for my harder well water. 😊. Thanks for all the information. 👍😎

[@piojsanthosh7009]

Thank you.

[@Murray2015]

It's hard to find up-to-date info on Molly fish. Thank you for your video!! :)

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@TheCodytobin]

Thank you for the comments at 10:55. I have four Mollies in a 20 gal and when I saw we had a pregnancy I was worried. I did all this research to see best practices, and was super stressed out due to conflicting information. One particularly busy weekend, she gave birth and I am not completely sure when it occurred. However, I am grateful that I was not witness to it because by the time I noticed, the fry and parents/other Mollies were co-habitating JUST FINE. The adults hardly even noticed the fry, let alone snack on them. I made sure to gauge behavior though. So I would say don’t trip too much about it - just keep them fed and the fry should be fine. I attempted to count on the day of birth (or following day- unsure) and I counted roughly fifteen fry. Now that they are larger, I count 13 or 14 every time so I don’t think any babies were ever sacrificed to the hunger gods. ;)

[@Stonedtothebone91]

hey PTA from New Zealand, thank you for all the knowledge you share it helps out greatly as i have been into fish keeping for a number of years now but always love learning new things and also trying the new things i learn along the way. just the the end when you were talking about the fry, i also leave mine in my 2metre long 400l tank with heaps of plants and keeping the fish well fed i have never had an issue with missing fry, just on the odd occasion my angel fish decides its a game to chase em and at them haha

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Glad it's working out well for you too! Thanks for watching. :-)

[@thomaszaccone3960]

How is the hobby doing down there? I live in NJ in the US. Not as popular as it was about 50 years ago in my area.

[@Lennartz1]

Great video. An almost 6 inch Molly is something to see!

[@MrPaulmilk]

Great video always good tips

[@neutronshiva2498]

Quite informative.

[@perez026]

Nice video,, now i want to keek mollies , it been a while since i have keep them, really nice and fun fish..

[@elijahblechman8633]

Black Mollies are so striking to me. Beautiful creatures.

[@punittripathi79]

Very informative

[@joygeiger6890]

I have my 3 Molly’s with my glo fish and a female betta and they all get along great

[@kasieleow4280]

My black mollies are healthy when I bought them. And kept them. I've been watching the pet store I got them from and they do a great job with them.

[@ritenour12]

Love the video thanks for the information ❤️

[@naegwut]

Thanks! I had them when I was a child 🤓

[@thomaszaccone3960]

My favorite are old black mollies and wild style giant saifin mollirs

[@kinglyzard]

Lovin' my Dalmatian Creamsicle Dumbo Sailfins

[@fishingaddicts4739]

I have a wild sailfin molly that I caught in Miami,after probably being released by someone who couldn’t take care of it!

[@kinglyzard]

@@fishingaddicts4739 Sailfin Mollies are native to Florida. I used to catch them on a regular basis in a nearby water feature on a golf course. They make wonderful freshwater, brackish and even saltwater tankmates.

[@fishingaddicts4739]

Yes I have it in a 29 gallon and hoping to move it to a 50 gallon with some blue acaras!

[@kinglyzard]

@@fishingaddicts4739 I'm not sure Blue Acaras are the best tank mates. I'm already expecting severe bullying

[@tallulahmartin6980]

i keep them in with platies and guppies and they all do very well

[@wearefishlover]

Beautiful

[@ritenour12]

100% agree there a lot more aggressive with one or two in a community of other fish they chased and attacked my others but with just mollies they did way better off

[@monaangela4667]

Thank you so much for this video, i understand the mollies much better now. 🙏👍👌😍

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@soggyfries4347]

Started out with two now I think I'm at fifty plus. They're like the bunny rabbits of the aquatic world.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, they can over run a tank with proper conditions! :-)

[@KimSie13]

Same. I have no idea what to do with all these Babies!

[@lisaalbarras3029]

@@KimSie13 I put all my fry in a 55 gallon barrel drum outside, but I live in S.C. and it doesn't get that cold here. The barrel is sunk in the ground so it has ground heat, it is like a pound. I tried to sell the babies but nobody wants them.

[@afnan2665]

how do u breed your mollies? i thought the parents or other mollies will eat the baby?

[@lisaalbarras3029]

@@afnan2665 They will eat them if they are hungry and can get to them, I keep them fed and have lots of plants floating and planted for the fry to hide in until they are big enough to not be eaten or until I transfer them to a new tank or my pound.

[@LilPinkPoodle7]

❤ Love my mollies! ❤ Had them for years. I have a 54 gallon corner tank. I successfully keep my mollies with Platys, neon tetras, long fin tetras, black skirt tetras, corys, aftican dwarf frogs, 3 female bettas and a pleco. I also have a lone goldfish that I'm fattening up before he goes to my pond. I actually don't have any aggressive mollies. It's funny because the each fish sticks with their own species. I'll have a platy fish that will chase other platys and sometimes have an attitude. My mollies are sweet. Maybe its the size tank? They also leave the fry alone. Out of all my fish the mollies are the least likely to try to eat the fry. I feed them twice a day so they are never starving. My African dwarf frog is the biggest fry eater. He sits and waits for them in the heavily planted sections 😅

[@paulcardoza9880]

Good vid ty!

[@mattkinsella9856]

Mollies are great fish. I have some lyretail mollies that until today were in an outside unheated mini pond. For the last 2 weeks the temperature has fluctuated and sometimes the nighttime temp was down to 50F (10C) and today the daytime temp was only up to about 60F (15C) and finally I had the time to bring them inside and they all look amazing and even the smallest fry from the latest drop were happy and healthy. I can't believe how adaptable these fish are. They are beautiful, really friendly and will eat out of my hand, have fry all the time and after my experience this summer I really think as long as the water isn't frozen they'll live in it and be happy 😅

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Glad they are working well for you!

[@ironwolph]

I have gold dust molly. I heard of a really cool set up where you do mollies with brackish water and narites snails so the snails eggs hatch into larvae and the mollies eat it. Video looks hilarious with all black mollies they just look like silhouettes

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That is a cool idea. I know - black mollies are really hard to film. Haha

[@Lazarusthefishboy]

WOW!!! gold dust mollies! Beautiful fish!!! Keep up the great work @tom jo

[@vivekjkumar5797]

i got gold dust too. their tails are so beautiful.

[@jmdhintz]

I've recently started keeping livebearers (swords, mollies, and Platties) in my community tank, with a Severum, Blue Acara, Apisto, and Ram. They all seem be getting along great! I never paid any attention to these fish, but now I'm way into them.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Glad it's all working out well!

[@sonofaquack6987]

Wait, so you can keep EBAs with platys? I was thinking one for my 60g along with my platys but I was afraid it was too small.

[@stephaniemurphy865]

About a yr ago I got a tank of mollies from a friend who was looking to rehome them and they were breeding for her and they're still breeding. I have no idea how many there are in the tank but when it's feeding time they all come sworming to the front of the tank, you'd they're starving.LOL. My friend kept them in brackish water, so I do also keep them in the same.

[@omgfish8146]

i just love the cyrptss

[@evar5831]

I’ve had yellow Molly’s for a while. I’m thinking about getting a different color as well

[@lynnbonica4342]

I bought some mollies for my son when he was about 3-5 yrs old (35 yrs ago). He liked watching them having babies. I also had guppies and platies. Never had any aggression issues. The only problem they had was ick. Mine never ate their fry. 👍☺

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@JonGarrood]

Thanks man! great content! Got 2 males and 6 female in a 20G tank, the fry might go to my red devil not gunna lie;) cheers man

[@amx1820]

Hello Jason, could you do Swordtail Poecillidae fish profile?

[@shaeskye653]

My black molly and Dalmatian molly do amazing in my community getting more soon

[@catfishcave379]

I can’t remember seeing this tank... must be my senility. Anyway, it’s a fabulous looking tank!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@feltina8878]

I have a 10 gal and i started with a mix of different color Molly of 5 and they have been breeding like crazy. So now i got a lot of babies in my tank so far 3 female Molly's had babies.

[@StaciaHillGoldNuggetAquariums]

Thanks for this video! Could you make a video about keeping and raising swordtail livebearers (if you haven't already)?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Funny you mention that because I am going to start a tank with them soon I hope. :-)

[@StaciaHillGoldNuggetAquariums]

Prime Time Aquatics yay! Exciting... I just got my first trio of swordtails a few weeks ago and I’m loving them.

[@fernandodhyver]

Tiger barbs are great with mollies too

[@sofiamorning7200]

I really wanna do breeding i just dont wanna put in work and i realized my friend had mollies and they were breeding like crazy so now im trying to learn everything i can abt mollies and molly breeding before i start.

[@taintedmeat9740]

My local Petco often brings in beautiful livebearers. A few years ago I bought a group of 5 gorgeous golden sailfin mollies but they all had shimmies. I put them into a standard 15 gallon tank with no other fish and added a tbl spoon of salt right away and maybe another teaspoon that night. I lost two of them but by the end of the 2nd day the shimmies were gone and I was able to keep them for over 2 years. I am convinced that adult mollies need some level of salt to stay healthy and I found out that most mollies that are raised in Asia are kept in a brackish mix of seawater and fresh. I have experimented with more mollies of different types and found the young do just fine in fresh water but after becoming adults they get uncomfortable at some point and the fix is some level of salt and the question is how much per gallon and there is lots of opinions on this but I am in the pro salt crowd based on observation in my fish room.

[@kinglyzard]

Mollies indeed need some level of salt. I have actually kept a Sailfin in a saltwater tank. Salt will eliminate the scourge of ich and velvet.

[@taintedmeat9740]

@Le Baguette My experience is limited to sailfin mollies, here in Florida wild silver sailfins are found in brackish water. I have a wild population that lives nearby.

[@anotheralt6191]

I have gold dust mollies,Black, Dalmatian mollies and I think the coolest are the panda's.I gave the panda mollies a great nickname (Candy Corn mollies)but this fish are fun and they recognize there owners like birds so there pretty smart .As long as your hand is clean just to be safe they will nibble at your hand if you dip it in the tank,and there very playful when there well fed and happy.crushed dry meal worms are what I feed them along with krill and they go crazy for the algae pellets.🐟🐠🦈

[@Vintagee858]

I've had mollies, sailfins and platys. I once had a pair of pearly white sailfins so I want to see if I can get either dalmatian mollies or more white ones.

[@johncameron4194]

Love the black ones

[@pupperific]

Hi. Thanks for the great video. Could you tell me how to check the ph of the water and how to fix it please? Thanks! Gorgeous tank!!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

You can use test strips or a pH meter. I usually they to keep fish that do best in the pH I have

[@salvolondon]

I have 4 females of different types . They are beautiful . Here in Italy they thrive as our tap water is very alcaline with a high gh and kh

[@jigfordtough7318]

This video made me subscribe! Got my daughter a 20 gallon tank with 3 mollies, 1 red male beta, & 2 cory catfish. I'm surprised how much enjoyment I got from the tank. Going to by a 55 gallon and transfer the fish there. Any recommendations what I should add?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Glad you are here! With a 55 gallon I would love to have a big school of a couple different types of smaller tetras - black neons, emperor tetras, black phantom tetras, or something similar. :-)

[@MrJooooshBowne]

I added a Dalmatian lyrtail mollie and added him and a snail to my newly cycled 10 gallon and after watching this I’m wondering if that is not going to work out very well.

[@patjesscole2709]

Did you make the 50 gallon lowboy yourself or did you buy it like that what are the dimensions I'm thinking about making one I love the style of it

[@patjesscole2709]

You said the dimensions in the video sorry sometimes I'm foolish haha

[@ikonhero]

I've been watching some of your video's as I'm considering getting an aquarium. I was thinking of getting sailfin mollies to start with. The golden and dalmatian look really amazing. Do you think 9 of them would fit in a 180liter (47Gallon)? Or would 6 be more appropriate? Thanks for the video. Very informative.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I might start with six (2M:4F) and let them breed. :-)

[@ikonhero]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics ok thank you will keep that in mind.🙂

[@socks5732]

I'm getting some silver Molly's soon:)

[@iycekold]

Need a video about koi sanke swordtail

[@tokyokatt75]

I have mine with blue German rams sucker fish amino shrimp neon tetra and a male beta which has now gone into his own tank

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

awesome molly fish information and deep dive into molly fishes, yes i just subscribed and cheers 80 fish tanks are WOWOW SUPER Awesome "O how do you manage and maintain 80 fish tanks?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you for being here. We generally split up our maintenance on three different days. We have a waste water system that allows us to drain multiple tanks at the same time.

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics thats so cool :D thks for sharing it and your experiences tells cheers "D

[@roshininaughty]

Hi , I have a Molly which is sitting down of my tank. I change water one day before what can I do to help him feel normal again?

[@MyJam1981]

just got two mollys from the pet store 3 days ago....today there was 13 fry hiding up the top corner of the tank had to learn how to be a fish dad in a few hours today after catching them so they dont get eaten lol fun times ....

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Congrats! That's always exciting!

[@salvolondon]

I love mollies , and unpopular opinion , I love the balloon ones too and in my experience they don’t have the so much health problems that some people say . In the end of the day they are not different than a bassethound or a pug in the dog world .

[@Colia00]

I love balloons as well

[@canheaton]

Amazing quality video! I just subbed. I have a concern with a choice I just made that you or any of your viewers might be able to help me with. I have an 85 gal tall hexagon tank ( 75 degrees) with 1 giant comet goldfish that I cought while fishing years ago. He's about 14". I just put 8 Molly's in with him hoping they would use the bottom structure to stay clear of him but they seem to love chasing his big floating pellets around on the surface right where he eats. Lol. I'm a bit concerned that he's going to suck them up, but so far they seem much to fast for him. I've had other small minnows in with him before ( crappie minnows ) and he's never tried to eat them. My plan is to keep the big boy well fed. Have any of you guys seen a goldfish eat a Molly or similar sized fish? Thanks in advanced! Sorry for the long comment. :)

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I haven't seen that combo. They are faster for sure. I don't think he will intentionally go after them, but I wouldn't be surprised if you find one missing from time to time.

[@meganchlebek4213]

Me to

[@user-ql4ry2cb8r]

Hi I am first time aquarium hobby is molly s a good idea for first fish?

[@nozr1383]

I lucked up and scored a dozen or so black Molly fry for five bucks from someone on Facebook. The plus side is that they were raised in completely fresh water.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That's cool!

[@zarkusminks3211]

For once somebody mostly got it right. I agree with most of what you said, despite what ever your friends have said, I think the salt is still important, keeping the water hard and alkaline is really important, however when it comes to the salinity, I found in over 5 years of experience breeding mollies, it needs to be between 1.3 and 1.6. For certain types like sailfin mollies or golden sailfin mollies, black mollies DONT require salt at all unless you're treating them. As you said mollies tend to suffer more with ich more than other fish, this is where that slight salinity level comes in use, as it prevents it up until extreme cases where the fish have become over stressed from pH spikes or the water becoming too acidic. Thats when they break out ill, when the water parameters shift from that 8 to 8.5. Black mollies prefer a pH of 6.5

[@degaresaquatics]

No way black mollies prefer 6.5. That’s too acidic

[@peterock1313]

I found all my mollies in a local spring out by lake mead, the PPM's in that water is over 1800, thats right 1800 and it is 80+ year round. i still havnt tested the PH in that water yet.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Those are some crazy hardness numbers!

[@thomaszaccone3960]

I love those black mollies and then the orange ones and sailfins. I found they love nibbling on cheerios and they also ate blanched zucchini slices I put in the tank for plecos. Have very hard water here and have always added some salt. You are spot on about the shimmies and ich. Need to keep them well fed and water clean. WHAT STATE ARE YOU IN? I live in northwest NJ. There were a lot of tropical fish stores here years ago. Right now, not so many but there are still quiet a lot in eastern NJ near NY City.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

We’re in IL

[@thomaszaccone3960]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Too far for me!