Mollies

Information on Keeping & Caring for Molly Fish

A Molly is one of the more popular types of live bearers. They grow to be about 3" in length and do well in an aquarium that is 20 gallons or larger. Mollies are very social fish and like to live in shoals. When keeping them in an aquarium the best option is to keep 4 or more of them. Keeping 6 to 8 in a 20 gallon tank is ideal. The group should consist of 3 or 4 females for every male.

When keeping Mollies, the best water conditions are tank water temperature of about 80 Fahrenheit with pH values between 7.5-8.2 and hardness of about 15-30 dGH. Adding up to 1 tsp of aquarium salt for every gallon of water will help promote good health and extend the lives of the mollies.

Mollies are very social fish and great additions to community tanks. They will mix well with other mollies, live bearers and peaceful fish that are similar in size.