molly fish

[scotty b]

i have a group of molly fish i am acclimating to sw , they are great algae eaters and will reach 4''-6''
any one interested $2 each

 

[djkms]

Black Molly? I will take one

Edit: heck I might even take a few...at least a couple anyways. Maybe I can get them to breed and provide a nice stream of plankton for my system!

Curious, how long have you been acclimating it? What is your procedure?

 

[scotty b]

they are metallic green black spoted high fined mollys, they are 1''-2''
i drip acclimate them at 1 drop every 5 seconds until they are adapted to the saltwater(4-6 hours)

 

[djkms]

Sailfin molly? I have this fuzzy dark purple almost black algae that nothing touches in my tank. Maybe these guys can knock it out, man that would be sweet. I have Tangs, Turbo's, Crabs and even a Abalone that is not touching it... I had a tuxedo urchin that was eating it but it was also taking out all my coralline algae so he had to go.

 

[scotty b]

I will keep them in the saltwater for 1-2 weeks just to be sure it takes , then ill let you know , they eat somee of the more dificult/nasty fresh water algaes so it would be worth a try

 

[djkms]

I will keep them in the saltwater for 1-2 weeks just to be sure it takes , then ill let you know , they eat somee of the more dificult/nasty fresh water algaes so it would be worth a try

They are definitely known to go after GHA, bryopsis and other sorts of nasty algae. Heck some even claim they eat cyano. No first hand experience but I have read a few forum threads praising them. I really only have one algae that I dont have a predator for so I figure its worth a shot. I just use a toothbrush to remove it now but of course it always comes back. I have also read they don't do well in high flow which could be a problem. Worth a shot though and if I can get 2 of them breeding, the more plankton the merrier in my book!

 

[scotty b]

i hoping since these have shorter fins , they will be okay in higher flow

 

[Fitz19d]

i hoping since these have shorter fins , they will be okay in higher flow

Where abouts do you live? If we arn't too far removed I'd love to try 2-3 (not sure if this "group" was intended for people buying a dozen at a time.)

Will they eat conventional pellet or frozen too?

 

[scotty b]

I an in denver by florida ave and federal blvrd, I only have 12 (+ or -)

i have them living in my freshwater tank since birth an acclimated 4 of them to saltwater 2 days ago.

they are eating flake and pellet food

 

[Fitz19d]

Very interested in trying them out, but that is awful far. I'll have to think about it, perhaps an evening after work. Otherwise it's close to a $20 trip in gas.

 

[scotty b]

let me know if/when you would want to pick some up , i can acclimate up to 12 but can house in a sw tank only 3 at a time (small tank )

 

[djkms]

It might be a while before I can get these guys. I have just put a fish into my system and I have 2 more almost done with QT. I don't want to go crazy with my bioload.