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I keep black mollies. Friendly fish! If you have a (one) male, they (all) will reproduce like crazy! They prefer warmer waters (78-82F). Succeptible to fungii, but for the most part, if you keep the water quality up, they are happy as can be. They aren't very demanding at all. They get stressed by agression, so keep calm, but lively tank mates. They will also skim your surface of the protein layer (they shiny, oily layer you sometimes see). They also eat green algae when not too well fed. These guys will eat 10 times a day if you feed them that often. Don't be suckered by their "I'm hungry" look.
i've had
buenos aires tetras: sorta agressive unless they are in groups(same for some tetras i think) detroys plants (which i didn't like and gets greedy at feeding time
neon tetras: likes softwater but i've kept them in ph levels of 7.0-7.4 and they do fine
tiger barbs: sorta same as the b.a. tetras exceptthey do better with plants
i had alot of diffeent tetras whe i first started and most of them did well i guess it was begginners luck except for the mollies they never did good with me but i heard that they do better with some salt in the tank and they don't normally eat their babies like the swordtails do i've seen at petshops in the molly tanks lil babies swimming around with the adults
buenos aires tetras: sorta agressive unless they are in groups(same for some tetras i think) detroys plants (which i didn't like and gets greedy at feeding time
neon tetras: likes softwater but i've kept them in ph levels of 7.0-7.4 and they do fine
tiger barbs: sorta same as the b.a. tetras exceptthey do better with plants
i had alot of diffeent tetras whe i first started and most of them did well i guess it was begginners luck except for the mollies they never did good with me but i heard that they do better with some salt in the tank and they don't normally eat their babies like the swordtails do i've seen at petshops in the molly tanks lil babies swimming around with the adults
The only way you're really going to find the whole scoop on either of these fish is to get several good aquarium book. You'll find that one book with say one thing, another book will mention something two other books left out, and the only way to get a good understanding is to piece together the information yourself.
I'm a tetra person myself, I think they're cool and are usually undemanding unless you're trying to breed them. Different species of tetras have different personallities or water chemistry requirements. The key to bringing out the full color potential of tetras (most people consider them "bland" fish) is the aestics of the tank. The more natural looking your tank, the better the color on your tetras.
Mollies never have done anything for me. I don't understand why everyone has to have mollies or where they got the reputation of being a "hardy, peaceful" fish. You get a large female or a single male in a community tank, that molly is going to wreak havoc on its tankmates and beat the crap out of them. They're also very very sensitive to water quality and prone to skin infection. I've never been sucessful with them in freshwater. I keep a trio of them in my marine section and breed them for feeders, that's about all they're good for in my book.
~~Colesea
I'm a tetra person myself, I think they're cool and are usually undemanding unless you're trying to breed them. Different species of tetras have different personallities or water chemistry requirements. The key to bringing out the full color potential of tetras (most people consider them "bland" fish) is the aestics of the tank. The more natural looking your tank, the better the color on your tetras.
Mollies never have done anything for me. I don't understand why everyone has to have mollies or where they got the reputation of being a "hardy, peaceful" fish. You get a large female or a single male in a community tank, that molly is going to wreak havoc on its tankmates and beat the crap out of them. They're also very very sensitive to water quality and prone to skin infection. I've never been sucessful with them in freshwater. I keep a trio of them in my marine section and breed them for feeders, that's about all they're good for in my book.
~~Colesea