My LFS said mollys can use a little salt in the water. Is this necessary?
I had a black molly, and still have a creamsicle molly. The black molly died today - but he was kinda weird.
OK, my whole tank is a male beta, 3 guppies, and the mollys in a 20gal long tank (the betta actually doesnt bother the other fish, well except for like the first couple hours - hes chill now).
The black molly was kinda weird. None of the other fishes would go near him - they would stay on the opposite side of the tank. And he would bearly move at all. And when I fed the fish and all the other ones went cray cray, he would just stay at the bottom and float around like nothing was happening.
My LFS said I probably just got a bad one and that I should have brought him in for a refund (but i flushed him, woops!) - but they also mentioned mollys like a little salt in the water.
And how much is a little? Like a 1/4 teaspoon per 20 gal? What about my other fish? I bet they dont like salt. Is it worth adding any salt? My creamsicle molly seems to be doing fantastic, she looks like shes always doing a mating dance with the guppies.
Any advice is appreciated!
I had a black molly, and still have a creamsicle molly. The black molly died today - but he was kinda weird.
OK, my whole tank is a male beta, 3 guppies, and the mollys in a 20gal long tank (the betta actually doesnt bother the other fish, well except for like the first couple hours - hes chill now).
The black molly was kinda weird. None of the other fishes would go near him - they would stay on the opposite side of the tank. And he would bearly move at all. And when I fed the fish and all the other ones went cray cray, he would just stay at the bottom and float around like nothing was happening.
My LFS said I probably just got a bad one and that I should have brought him in for a refund (but i flushed him, woops!) - but they also mentioned mollys like a little salt in the water.
And how much is a little? Like a 1/4 teaspoon per 20 gal? What about my other fish? I bet they dont like salt. Is it worth adding any salt? My creamsicle molly seems to be doing fantastic, she looks like shes always doing a mating dance with the guppies.
Any advice is appreciated!
