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Post by matt_longview Fri 27 May 2011, 10:40 pm

I figured I would get some action going on in this community forum... only to announce that tomorrow I'm acclimating a molly over to saltwater. Petco has a yellow with black spots female. Eats nuisance algae, brackish... I'm pretty pumped.
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Post by JoseH Sat 28 May 2011, 12:01 am

Nice. I recently converted two mollies to saltwater. & one was pregnant and in the process she decided to have her babies, 80 to be exact. Only about 10 made it Very Happy
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Post by matt_longview Sat 28 May 2011, 12:10 am

Maxi mini food? What!? lol
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Post by Siberman Sat 28 May 2011, 4:22 pm

Definitely cheaper than a Scopus tang. Laughing
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Post by ritter678 Sat 28 May 2011, 4:25 pm

Don't you want 2?
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Post by matt_longview Sat 28 May 2011, 4:42 pm

Just picked up 1. Just for the algae eating. So far, so good. :-)
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Post by matt_longview Sat 28 May 2011, 7:45 pm

I'm not sure if it's going to make it at this point. It appears to be laboring against the current and staying around the top of the water now.
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Post by ritter678 Sat 28 May 2011, 8:10 pm

Is there any risk of disease from freshwater fish to saltwater fish? I've never heard of it but is freshwater ich different from saltwater ich?
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Post by matt_longview Sat 28 May 2011, 8:12 pm

That's an excellent question... I'm assuming there's very little risk, but that doesn't mean I would be if I had several hundred dollars worth of fish in my tank!
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Post by matt_longview Mon 30 May 2011, 1:43 pm

It didn't make it. I'm going to try again in a few weeks. I'll get 3 or 4 and put them in a 10g. Then I'll slowly raise the salinity a bit each day over a week or more. If I have more than 1 make it, would anyone else be interested in it?
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Post by Siberman Tue 31 May 2011, 9:17 pm

matt_longview wrote:It didn't make it. I'm going to try again in a few weeks. I'll get 3 or 4 and put them in a 10g. Then I'll slowly raise the salinity a bit each day over a week or more. If I have more than 1 make it, would anyone else be interested in it?

If memory serves , the mollies born in salt water are more likely to survive and breed in a marine tank. Try slowly acclimating a few pairs and then introduce their offspring to your reef.

And , yes, I'd be interested in some. Wink
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Post by Grimreefer Sun 12 Jun 2011, 10:44 am

It is a VERY SLOW acclimation process. I took about a week and a 1/2 acclimate mine. They only lasted about 4 months though. May try again soon.

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Post by JoseH Mon 13 Jun 2011, 12:31 pm

I have heard of people converting them in 24hours.
I converted mine in 1week
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Post by Grimreefer Mon 04 Jul 2011, 11:00 pm

I would think that brakish born would have a better/longer survival rate.

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Post by Siberman Tue 05 Jul 2011, 6:58 pm

Grimreefer wrote:I would think that brakish born would have a better/longer survival rate.

I think all the "common" live-bearing tooth carps such as mollies , platies , swords and guppies originated in brackish waters. That said , it would probably be easier ( and cheaper) to acclimate the "feeder" types to a marine environment . I had a friend in Jr. High who converted his guppies to salt and maintained a breeding population.

It might be better to try the regular black molly ( or some of the large sailfin varieties) for this purpose.
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Post by Win Tue 05 Jul 2011, 7:19 pm

i had read somewhere one time, that mentioned specifically that the plain jane black sailfin mollys were better suited for this purpose than the other varieties. and platies didnt work at all in the read i had.... i wish i had a link to provide!

i can honestly say the only tank i dont have to clean the glass on has black mollies in it, and they are worth their weight in gold vs algae, WAY better than plecos imo!
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Post by ritter678 Tue 05 Jul 2011, 11:42 pm

Win wrote:i had read somewhere one time, that mentioned specifically that

People that get bit by nasty spiders need to visit the ER and not be posting about mollys on forums. Get your a$$ to the doctor!! Lol. Hope everything is alright.
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Post by Win Wed 06 Jul 2011, 7:16 am

ritter678 wrote:
Win wrote:i had read somewhere one time, that mentioned specifically that

People that get bit by nasty spiders need to visit the ER and not be posting about mollys on forums. Get your a$$ to the doctor!! Lol. Hope everything is alright.


i read somewhere once that your bbq sauce has medicinal properties.... and it defiantly makes me feel better after i have some of it... we gonna try that and put some duck tape on it first Very Happy
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Post by Yeti Wed 06 Jul 2011, 11:37 am

Spiders!! Argh!
I've lived here for 5 years now and been bitten at least twice, fortunately not by the Brown Recluse, but by some type that takes about 2 months to heal, and leaves a lovely bullet hole scar. Asked at work about being bitten, to find half the folks have never been bitten. Either they have no life outdoors, or they like my English flesh.
Now I know what to do, bbq sauce and duct tape ... but what colour duct tape? I'm certain that some colours will accelerate the healing process, but which?
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Post by Win Wed 06 Jul 2011, 11:54 am

not just any sauce. gabes sauce. its magical Smile
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