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hahohihi123 · 11-07-2009, 06:40 PM

Just bought two red balloon mollies....any specific care that they require?

PH levels, favorite foods, temperature, and I have one green swordtail..

Both female, and pregnant...I think.
I plan to buy some more types of fish, so what do they not get along with??

I usually go with swordtails, so this is unchartered ground...

Thanks!

Newman · 11-08-2009, 09:28 PM

I think your should rather get more of the same fish. them wont be comfortable by themselves like that. Keep both swordtails and balloons in groups of at least 4. one in those four should/could be a male. so to start, get two more balloons and three more swordtails.

You can treat balloons the same as swordtails. they prefer salt in their water, so add a teaspoon full to the tank whenever you change out 25%-50% of the water for your weekly water changes.

pH they like anything from 7-8 pH but can adapt even further. They do best around 7.5 (i keep my swordtail tank 7.4-7.6 range and they do fine)

They need a vegetable diet, so make sure your flakes are predominately made of Spirulina. simple tropical flakes wont do for these livebearers. Aside from this nesessity, they love frozen blood worms, freeze-dried tubifex, live brine shrimp, blanched spinach, romaine lettuce and cucumber as treats. but like i said the spirulina flake should be fed every day.

Temperatures can be anything from 72F-81F I keep my tank at 75F. i raise it to 79F when i have fry being born.

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hahohihi123 · 11-09-2009, 06:48 PM

Thank you so much!

Both the mollies had their fry, so is their anything I can feed the fry so they'll stay healthy? The swordtail I had was the only one that survived out of 20....

Newman · 11-09-2009, 09:26 PM

like i posted in your other thread, use these steps:

How do I care for my fry

Also i think you might be overstockeng, and that could be why all those swords died.

what size tank? gallons? long, tall, cube, other shape?

hahohihi123 · 11-10-2009, 06:32 PM

10 gallon, regular looking tank. I'm planning to get a back up 10 gallon so I can let my fry swim more freely than in the breeding net.

Newman · 11-10-2009, 09:57 PM

a ten gallon long is way too small to house that many fish

maybe a ten gallon for the fry alone, which all should be sold as soon as they outgrow it to prevent overcrouding issues. i mean the fry should be sold not the tank.

As for a main tak you should go with at least a 20 gal in my opinion. gives em much more room. no wonder the 20 swords died... im also assuming they were fry, or adults bought at different times, not all at once lol.

11-07-2009, 06:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
hahohihi123 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 28	Balloon Mollies Just bought two red balloon mollies....any specific care that they require? PH levels, favorite foods, temperature, and I have one green swordtail.. Both female, and pregnant...I think. I plan to buy some more types of fish, so what do they not get along with?? I usually go with swordtails, so this is unchartered ground... Thanks!

11-08-2009, 09:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Newman Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 797	I think your should rather get more of the same fish. them wont be comfortable by themselves like that. Keep both swordtails and balloons in groups of at least 4. one in those four should/could be a male. so to start, get two more balloons and three more swordtails. You can treat balloons the same as swordtails. they prefer salt in their water, so add a teaspoon full to the tank whenever you change out 25%-50% of the water for your weekly water changes. pH they like anything from 7-8 pH but can adapt even further. They do best around 7.5 (i keep my swordtail tank 7.4-7.6 range and they do fine) They need a vegetable diet, so make sure your flakes are predominately made of Spirulina. simple tropical flakes wont do for these livebearers. Aside from this nesessity, they love frozen blood worms, freeze-dried tubifex, live brine shrimp, blanched spinach, romaine lettuce and cucumber as treats. but like i said the spirulina flake should be fed every day. Temperatures can be anything from 72F-81F I keep my tank at 75F. i raise it to 79F when i have fry being born. __________________ AQUARIUMS: 40 Gal 1 Female Orange & Black Oranda GF 1 Female Blood Red Swordtail 5 Otocinclus 3 Swordtail Fry 3 Cherry shrimp 1 Gold Apple Snail Java fern, Anubias, Anacharis, Cabomba, Marimo Moss, Flame Moss, Dwarf Hairgrass 10 Gal 2 Otocinlus 20+ Swordtail Fry 4 Cherry Shrimp Dwarf Sag HC 2.5 Gal Christmas moss 1 Female Deltatail Betta Credit goes to Lludu

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11-09-2009, 09:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Newman Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 797	like i posted in your other thread, use these steps: How do I care for my fry Also i think you might be overstockeng, and that could be why all those swords died. what size tank? gallons? long, tall, cube, other shape? __________________ AQUARIUMS: 40 Gal 1 Female Orange & Black Oranda GF 1 Female Blood Red Swordtail 5 Otocinclus 3 Swordtail Fry 3 Cherry shrimp 1 Gold Apple Snail Java fern, Anubias, Anacharis, Cabomba, Marimo Moss, Flame Moss, Dwarf Hairgrass 10 Gal 2 Otocinlus 20+ Swordtail Fry 4 Cherry Shrimp Dwarf Sag HC 2.5 Gal Christmas moss 1 Female Deltatail Betta Credit goes to Lludu

11-10-2009, 09:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Newman Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 797	a ten gallon long is way too small to house that many fish maybe a ten gallon for the fry alone, which all should be sold as soon as they outgrow it to prevent overcrouding issues. i mean the fry should be sold not the tank. As for a main tak you should go with at least a 20 gal in my opinion. gives em much more room. no wonder the 20 swords died... im also assuming they were fry, or adults bought at different times, not all at once lol. __________________ AQUARIUMS: 40 Gal 1 Female Orange & Black Oranda GF 1 Female Blood Red Swordtail 5 Otocinclus 3 Swordtail Fry 3 Cherry shrimp 1 Gold Apple Snail Java fern, Anubias, Anacharis, Cabomba, Marimo Moss, Flame Moss, Dwarf Hairgrass 10 Gal 2 Otocinlus 20+ Swordtail Fry 4 Cherry Shrimp Dwarf Sag HC 2.5 Gal Christmas moss 1 Female Deltatail Betta Credit goes to Lludu

11-09-2009, 06:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
hahohihi123 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 28	Thank you so much! Both the mollies had their fry, so is their anything I can feed the fry so they'll stay healthy? The swordtail I had was the only one that survived out of 20....

11-10-2009, 06:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
hahohihi123 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 28	10 gallon, regular looking tank. I'm planning to get a back up 10 gallon so I can let my fry swim more freely than in the breeding net.