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It's so true. :no: It seems like a lot of people (not just on these forums) get to a point where they think that they know everything (like little kids in the know-it-all stage--not everyone grows out of it), and they think that anything outside of their experience is either a lie or someone...

I started breeding balloon mollies earlier this year. Then my original adults and about half a dozen fry were killed by a heater malfunction. But the oldest of the surviving fry are now mature enough to breed; the first birth was about 2 weeks ago, and several more are ready to pop any day.

I'm considering getting a small group of yoyo loaches for one of my tropical tanks, which is currently quite infested with pest snails. The snails are breeding in the filter, so even if I tore down the tank I wouldn't be able to get rid of all the snails without destroying the cycle. The other...

Thanks, Andy! I hadn't heard of those before. :)

How would yoyo loaches do sharing a tank with an opaline gourami? I've had a female opaline for some time now, and have kept her with a small group of emerald catfish and an African dwarf frog. She ignores the frog completely, and although she occasionally chases the catfish if they get into...

First, excellent quote! ;) And kudos to you for even trying plants with goldfish, not to mention keeping at it. There are a few things I've learned from keeping plants with my goldfish: - some goldfish don't care, some like a snack, and some will eat anything - the larger the root system, the...

Yes, the longer the bubble of CO2 is in the water, the more CO2 will be dissolved. If you watch one of these bubbles traveling up a ladder, you can see that it shrinks as it goes, which is it dissolving into the water. This is also why you want to get the smallest bubble possible from the...

Currently largest are 36 and 38 gallons. Both with fancy goldfish (female albino telescope-eye and female white/chocolate telescope-eye, and male red/white ryukin and male blue/chocolate oranda.) Here's a really old and obsolete photo of the 36 from last November, before I moved the males to...

Snail! Though I'm not familiar enough with varieties to be able to say exactly which one; one of the apple-ish types. I definitely had a moment of huh? too. :lol:

I've got balloon molly fry, and many more on the way--green/green-dalmation, black, lyre-tail dalmation, and hopefully soon some lyre-tail calicos. Most of the adolescents I currently have are already "taken," but if you decide you would like some, and are willing to wait a few weeks or so, I'll...

Albinism is possible in any species of animal (although in the wild, especially, the chances of them survivng are very low.) The chances of an albino mutation occuring are not high, but they're not zero, either. Ime, albino fish are not white-white, but rather a white that's tinted slightly...

As long as you're prudent about where and how low you put the filter intake, the filter(s) will be fine. If sand does get into the filter it can gunk things up and wear things down, so if it does get in, shut the filter down asap and clean it out. But as long as you put it somewhere out of the...

They will, indeed, thrive in tropical tanks. I've had them survive up into the low 90s, at least for a short time, and they will do quite well for themselves in the mid 80s. If you don't want the one to turn into hundreds (literally), put it in when it's as close to newly-hatched as you can. If...

Your plants should be fine with a few days of darkness, though if they begin to look sickly then it might be best to go back to your normal routine a bit early--but most likely they won't have any problems. Do several water changes over the next few days. The water may only be tinted now, but...

You might try treating the cause(s), rather than just trying to cure the results. The two main factors in greenwater are light (especially sunlight) and excess nutrients. If the tank is near an unshaded window, and if the fish are overfed or simply produce a lot of waste (like algae-eaters and...

That's the same brand of powdered fry food that I was thinking of. :) I still have several packets of it, and it does work quite well, but given how little there is for the amount it costs, I personally prefer not to use it. It probably is formulated to have more of the nutrition that fry need...

On the day they're born, balloon molly fry are about 4-5mm in length; on occasion you might get slightly larger individuals, who are born at around 6mm. They grow very quickly for the first few weeks, if they have enough food and space. Based on your photos, I would estimate that your fry is...

It sounds like she may be trying to hide. The majority of my mollies I have bred and raised myself, and when I need to do tank maintenance they'll move out of the way of my hand (or whatever tool I'm using), but otherwise not mind me. However, I have one individual who I purchased from a store...

I no longer have mine, because I gave him away to an lfs earlier this year--he was getting too big for me to keep. ;) I got him from the brother of a friend of mine, who had been keeping him in a 10G tank for who knows how long; at that time he was about 5 inches long. When I gave him away a...

Back when my mollies were in my big tank, I was looking into possibly getting some Bumblebee Gobies to go with them. Some even happened to show up at an lfs near me. But then I moved my mollies and didn't have the space. Many freshwater fish can tolerate low levels of salt in the water, though...

I'm very sorry to hear that. :(

Check your nitrate levels. At one point last year I was having something very similar happen: After I had been cleaning one of my tanks, the skin on my arm would get irritated, spotty red, and a bit itchy; it looked very much like in the photo. (It's a similar reaction to what I get when I have...

I can't really say for certain, but it doesn't sound like it. The resting on the bottom could simply be that she's resting--fish do sleep, and not always floating in the water; often they may prop themselves on plants or decorations, or simply rest on the bottom. It could also, on the other...

If it is dropsy, it's pretty much guaranteed to be fatal. I have heard a few--very few--cases where the fish was able to recover, but the chances of that are extremely low. (Fyi: the best way to see pinconing is to look at the fish from above.) Salt (aside from being necessary for day-to-day...

That's why I said "You might still lose fry at this point." The OP said so that's what I responded to. You can't estimate based on the size of the mouth when the fish is just swimming around, because most fish can and will open their mouths quite wide in order to eat. Instead, see how large it...

I was thinking she'd probably be in that gray area. It's not a huge deal to me either, but I am curious to see what others think. Thanks! I wish I still had her! She, all of my other adults, and half a dozen fry all got cooked when the tank's heater malfunctioned earlier this year. But all of...

Roughly 2 weeks, in my experience. It depends on a lot of factors (and I'm not sure on the size of the tetras), but I've found that usually by then I can move them in safely. I've never (yet) had to wait more than a month to make the move. Think about if you were a hungry fish, and you saw a...

Is a fish considered calico even if the orange or yellow is only noticeable if you're looking very closely? I used to have a female "dalmation" balloon who had a few tiny flecks of orange. I'm not sure who she bred with, though it could have been my all-black male, but all of her fry are, so...

How large is the net? 15 babies will probably be fine in there for a couple of weeks, but the more space you can give them, the faster they'll grow. Their current color can give you a reasonable idea of what they'll look like when they're older, and in a few weeks the color will be quite...

Congratulations! :D Give them as much space as you possibly can and try to feed them at least 2-3 times a day (up to 5.) Keep up with tank cleaning and water changes, especially if you're feeding heavily. After a few days they'll readily accept powdered flake food (I just grind up regular...

As ayasmansury said, it is most likely a lack of salt in the water, though there could be other causes, as well. Mollies are brackish fish, and require at least a small amount of marine salt in their water to remain entirely healthy. (Not table, rock, or "aquarium" salt, but the same salt that...

Sorry for dragging up an old thread, but my "fry" had fry! And the answer to the big question is: About 4 1/2 months, from birth of 1st generation to birth of 2nd. For females, anyway. The new fry look to be calicos, so their mother is that age, while their father is an unknown amount older...

Pretty much, yeah. Removing the bottom leaves encourages new roots to grow where they used to be, which of course is a good thing--more roots = more nutrients going into the plant from the substrate. So you remove the bottom inch, or thereabouts, and plant the bare length in the substrate. It...

That's the same quandary I've been in. :/ Really, there's so little info online about mollies (except for cooking them :huh:), compared to other species of fish, especially considering how popular they are! Thanks, kewskills! :D Hmm, seems I still have at least...5 months. ...... Guess I won't...

How old do mollies need to be in order to breed? I'm working on breeding a few balloon molly lines, and I don't think my "fry" (they're a ways past that stage, but not full grown) are quite ready yet. I'm curious to know how long I may be twiddling my thumbs before I can expect my "fry" to have...

If you have floating or surface-reaching plants (i.e.: Cabomba, Vallisneria, etc., etc.), or even just some plastic plants floating on the surface, the fry will instinctively hide among the leaves near the surface. I always move the fry to their own area as soon as I find them, but I've had fry...

No photos, unfortunately, but this is how I had been intending to aquascape my 38-gallon balloon molly tank: (Wood is grapevine, rocks unknown, and the black outline shapes in the tank are filter components and the heater.) I decided to give the 38-gallon to a couple of my goldfish...

There is one type of goldfish that stays small: "Siamese Dolls." They're an albino variation of the blackmoor, and they retain a nymph body type (very small and dainty) and only grow to be a few inches long. MOD EDIT: Please dont advertise other forums, thanks

Is there a complete listing somewhere of all the fish available in the full version? Definitely neat! I'm going to give it a try and see if it'll replace the screensaver I currently have. (Really wish there was a goldfish version that was so high quality!)

Well, I suppose "donkorse" and "horkey" would be a bit too odd. ;p