I took my female betta out of my tank and put it in a 5 gallon because she should give birth soon. So my male molly was in the 37gallon without any other mollies and I just found him dead. Why is this?
Male Molly Died! Why?
- Thread starter shimanocono
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Nah they dont die of frustration, I have had 2 male platies in my planted tank for almost a year now and apart form occasioanlly trying to molest each other they are fine.
shim, can you provide some more info about your tank.Water params, stocking levels etc.I know most livebearers dont do well in acidic water, this could be a problem.
I had never really kept mollies successfully(even though they are said to be good begginer fish)but when I added some to my brackish tank they did amazingly well.Apparently they do better with some salt in the water but I think as long as your PH is on the hard alkaline side then they will do well.
shim, can you provide some more info about your tank.Water params, stocking levels etc.I know most livebearers dont do well in acidic water, this could be a problem.
I had never really kept mollies successfully(even though they are said to be good begginer fish)but when I added some to my brackish tank they did amazingly well.Apparently they do better with some salt in the water but I think as long as your PH is on the hard alkaline side then they will do well.
yes mollies and platys need a little salt in their tank dont ask my why i have never researched it , but they do need some salt i dunno how much tho, sry.
There are varying opinions on the salt issue. I remember someone posting that what mollies really need is water that is hard (as in high in dissolved solids). True, salt is considered a dissolved solid and mollies seem to tolerate it, but it might not be the healthiest option for other species in a community tank.
people go by many different things when it comes to molies and im not saying any1 is wrong im just saying i use salt in my tanks, and they seem to be fine.
I have read (don't remember where) that mollies natural habitat is so close to the ocean they can almost stand pure salt water.
Like most fishes, the betta is an egglayer. Your female betta won't just "give birth all on her own. The spawning of bettas is very interesting. You might want to look into it.
Without details, no one will ever know why your molly died. These things happen. A new molly will be happy with warmth, constant greens like spinach to eat, a crushed coral substrate (like "marine aquarium substrate") and up to a tablespoon of salt per gallon.
Your betta won't enjoy those conditions. She'd like warmth, no salt, and some floating plants to lurk under.