tank compatability

[brookie]

i have a 10 gallon tank with 4 neon tetras and 6 ghost shrimp. i used to have balloon mollies in there with them but now they are dead. for a long time i just kept on the the neons maybe like 6 months or so but now i want to put in balloon mollies could the mixture of neons and balloon mollies be killing the balloon mollies from before?

 

[Xtreme J]

Make sure you don't overstock the tank. Balloon mollies and neon tetras would be fine. Neons don't kill anything.

 

[a.i.m]

I agree with X watch out for over stocking, ive neons mixed with mollies with no problems at all.

 

[Sasha]

Neon tetras and balloon mollies are both peaceful fish, so they go great together.

 

[brookie]

yeah

 

[English Lion]

They won't kill each other. But they do have different tastes in water conditions.

Tetras prefer soft water whereas Mollys prefer very hard water. Mollys can be a bit sickly in soft water.

What's your water hardness?

 

[brookie]

i think i had it at 7.8-8.3 in that area