- Your fish is digging around the substrate (searching for food).
- Waiting and the top of the aquarium (for feeding time).
- Behavior changes (aggression).
- Noticeable weight/size changes.
- Slow or sluggish behavior.
How do you know when Molly is hungry?
- Your fish is digging around the substrate (searching for food).
- Waiting and the top of the aquarium (for feeding time).
- Behavior changes (aggression).
- Noticeable weight/size changes.
- Slow or sluggish behavior.
How much should I feed my black molly?
You should strive to feed them vegetables at least once per week, but twice if you can. The base of a Black Mollies diet should be a high-quality flake food, such as the TetraMin Flake by Tetra. We get ours from Chewy.com, it's
less than $5 a tub
and it's the best flake food I've ever used.
How much should I feed my Molly Fry?
Keep to a regular feeding schedule. Feed your fry
small amounts of food
, about a pinch at a time, several times a day. To make it easy, feed the fry immediately before or after you eat. Clean any uneaten food from the tank.
How do I know if I'm feeding my fish enough?
Fish will eat as much as they need
, so dispense the food in a few servings. When they start spitting out the food, they've eaten enough. If there is food remaining in the tank and floating to the bottom, you're giving your fish too much feed.
How do I know if I overfeed my fish?
Whenever you see
flake food resting on the bottom of the aquarium
and no fish are eating it, you know you've feed too much. If flakes are not consumed within a minute or two, chances are they will just soften and decay on the bottom of the tank. Over time the flakes will form a rotting sludge layer in the gravel.
What do mollies like eating?
Beyond algae, these fish enjoy
blanched vegetables like lettuce, spinach, and zucchini
. The occasional high-protein snack is appreciated, too. Mollies will accept live or frozen bloodworms, daphnia, and brine shrimp.
How many mollies should be kept together?
Keeping Molly Fish Together
You should keep them in
groups of at least four or more
, they naturally stick together. The group should be made of mostly females since males are known to harass them.
How many molly can go in a 20 gallon tank?
The average molly fish will grow to a size of 3 inches. Keeping
three female mollies and one male molly fish together
is the best option in a 20-gallon tank. They are livebearers, so keep an eye out for babies on a regular basis.
How long does it take for molly to reach full size?
The molly fish will take
around 3 to 4 months
to grow to their full size, and in part, this will depend on their water conditions, diet, and more. With good care, it should take no longer than 4 months for a molly fish to grow to full size.
How many mollies can be in a 10 gallon tank?
Ideally, you should have a 10-gallon aquarium for a molly fish. Depending on the species, you may add
up to four mollies
to the tank. For Sailfins and other larger mollies, however, you'll need to arrange a 30-gallon aquarium. To live comfortably, each extra molly will require about 3 additional gallons.
How many fry does a molly have?
Gestation and Birth
Female mollies will gestate their young for about 60 days. They can give birth to
between 40 and 100 fry
. Mollies that are young or are having one of their first few pregnancies will tend to give birth to a smaller rather than larger number of fry.
How much should I feed my fishes?
As for how much food to feed, a good rule of thumb is to feed
no more than the fish will consume completely in five to ten minutes
. 3 When in doubt, underfeed! You can always give them another small feeding if necessary. However, if you overfeed, the uneaten food will produce wastes that can be harmful to the fish.
How do I know if my fish are happy?
- They swim back and forth freely and energetically around the tank.
- Quite like humans, happy fish might have a vibrant glow to their skin. …
- They do not appear fearful of the other fish in the tank. …
- They are breathing normally.
How much & often should you feed fish?
For the most part, feeding your fish
once or twice a day
is sufficient. Some hobbyists even fast their fish one or two days a week to allow them to clear their digestive systems. Larger, more sedentary fish can go longer between meals than smaller, more active fish.
How often should I change water in my fish tank?
You should do a
25% water change every two to four weeks
. There is no reason to remove the fish during the water change. Make sure you stir the gravel or use a gravel cleaner during the water change. When adding water back in to the aquarium, use Tetra AquaSafe® to remove the chlorine and chloramine.
