Water Hardness For Mollies? And How Much General Hardness On Test Strip?
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Mollys live in 267-534ppm. Your water is a bit too soft for mollys.
What? it was 100-200 range i thought!? How is that high??
I tested water in a number of molly habitats, in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. It generally ranged around 280ppm.
That was for natural species in the molly group - Poecilia orri, mexicana and maybe salvatoris (not sure). How the hybrids we buy in store react could be another question. I bred pet store mollies with ease at 140 ppm.
That was for natural species in the molly group - Poecilia orri, mexicana and maybe salvatoris (not sure). How the hybrids we buy in store react could be another question. I bred pet store mollies with ease at 140 ppm.
Well I have gold panda mollies, and also what is the reading on my test strip?
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Also here is a retest. Is this 250? Or 200-250 ppm?
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Also here is a retest. Is this 250? Or 200-250 ppm?
You're going to need someone with better eyes than me....
But Poecilia latipinna mollies are native to Fla, and most Florida water is hard enough for them.
But Poecilia latipinna mollies are native to Fla, and most Florida water is hard enough for them.
I would say its 250
Idk why I thought that they lived in ultra hard water. My bad
Oh. You weren’t sure yourself? Thats fine. Also this is a retest of my gh. How much is this?Idk why I thought that they lived in ultra hard water. My bad
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Roughly 250. I was sure but I was wrong
I have hard water. But i am still noticing my mollies shimmy, will it take time for them to get better from shimmies?
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