Fish that will eat molly fry.

[Fishfriend1]

I have a 30gal tank that will soon be empty, and i want to know about new inhabitants. They need to meet these requirements:

-Not to expensive, between $10-$20
-Will eat molly fry by the dozen
-Will be okay in small groups or alone
-does not need high maintenance
-easy to care for
-can live off of tropical fish flakes, or something like it. And molly fry.
-does not need a heated tank (optional)
-looks nice or has a good personality
-WILL NOT BREED!

Any ideas? I was thinking convict but IDK about their water temp requirements. I also heard that they breed, so that is another ding against them...

So, anyone else got any ideas?

 

[NYCguppydude]

Bigger Mollies! LoL.

 

[blue2fyre]

Hmm some sort of small predator fish seems to be what you are looking for. I would look into a Leopard Ctenopoma or african butterfly fish.
I don't know much about either but I'm pretty certain they are easy to find and don't breed.

 

[colleen0309]

Convicts will definately breed! Just about anything will eat molly fry IMHO. The African Butterfly is a nice fish. Angelfish would do the job.

 

[OrionGirl]

Leaf fish, perhaps? Though they're not likely to take flake food.

 

[Fishfriend1]

Thank you all for your help! I will look into those fish today.

 

[Sparkxx]

I think angel fish tick most of the boxes

 

[Ballyhoo]

Convicts are a bad idea. They spawn like crazy.

 

[verbal]

If you decide to heat the tank a lot of Haplochromis African cichlids should work. If you don't heat the tank assuming it stays above 65, some of the med-sized central american cichlids should work. You might try Gymnogeophagous if the temps are lower.

 

[lookit]

I inherited a black ghost knife in a 29-gallon. He'd been in there for a couple of years and stayed another year before I rehomed him with someone who had a bigger tank. He shared the tank with my guppies, and I never had a fry problem until he went to his new home. A black ghost knife won't be cheap, but you can probably get one for $25 - $30. I fed mine mainly flakes, but also frozen blood worms. Plus, he had lots of guppy fry for snacks. Hardly ever saw him, though, except when I fed in the mornings. Otherwise, he'd hide out in his log. But a black ghost knife is a beautiful fish to watch. Also, they will learn to eat from your hand. Finley was the best!