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how many pot bellied mollies in 8 US gal? Or i'm open for any suggestions for any fish, but kuhlis because i have them already in my 6 gal tank.

Last edited by bzash at 17-Jun-2005 04:47

hmmm If you *really* want mollies id say 2 males at the very most, sorry

or I think you could put,

2 platies & 6 small cories
or
6 small tetras & 6 small cories

what fish do you like?

Last edited by dude_dude at 17-Jun-2005 05:51

You cannot do much in an 8gal. tank. You can go for a Betta or 6 small Corydoras or 6 Tetra's.


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-a male betta and an ADF

-three female bettas

-one or two pairs of cherry barbs

-male Endler's or guppies

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3-4 mollys of the same sex. i don't think that ballon mollys get to the size of there reg counterparts.

update i mean male mollys.

Last edited by bettachris at 17-Jun-2005 13:10

I would use it as a quaratrine/hospital tank.

How many kuhlis are in your 6 gallon? They also need a bigger tank, at least a 20 gallon.

quote from the article,

7-9 gallon
*1 Male Betta
*1-4 Female Bettas (depending on aggression)
*Male guppies
*Endler's
*Killifish
*ADF colony
*Cherry Barbs
*WCMM
*Pair: Shellies (N. brevis, others better off in a ten)

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I wouldn't go with the mollies if it were me, or the smaller corries eithersorry

I would go with cherry barbs, female bettas, or the killies...or one really happy male betta

The worst thing about the smaller tanks is that it is hard to keep stable water parameters, and when they aren't stable you risk losing everything so easily:#(I'm sorry

heidi



Last edited by houston at 17-Jun-2005 18:11

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I wouldn't put molly in that tank. They are just too big. Small cories wouldn't be a good idea either. Generally the smaller the cory the more sensitive they are and as already said smaller tanks are much harder to keep stable. I think you would lose alot of cories and I doubt the mollies would be happy with that small of tank. The rest of the fish mentioned in posts above would work fine. Also a group of sparkling gouramis would work but they are somewhat more sensitive than the other fish mentioned and you would have to keep up on water changes. They are very cute and active as well as colorful and if you keep the stocking light such as only 4-5 they wouldn't be overly difficult. It would probably be alot easier to keep bettas, 3-4 male guppies, or cherry barbs than the mollies, cories, or gouramis.

A Dwarf gourami would do good and if there are plants mabey a ghost shrimp or too.
mabey even a male and a female?

Last edited by xlinkinparkx at 18-Jun-2005 13:50

10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys

Okay, guys thank you so much for all the replies... I’ll just go buy bigger tank like 50g for the 2 inch balloon mollies, so I can have lots... because, I really like those little fishes, they're so cute and with assorted colors maybe with a school of cories. The 8g tank will be a fry tank.

Cutiepatutie, I got 2 kuhlis in 6g alone.
Tnx for the list and for welcoming…

as peviously stated, baloon mollies are smaller than regular ones. Selective breeding. Therfore, I say about 4.