What Colour Molly ....... ?

[kooshty-dude]

what colour molly do you think would make a good match if i was to match it up with 1 of my orange sailfin mollys?

 

[mommyof2bettas]

depends what size your tank is, it seems you have lots of big fish.

 

[kooshty-dude]

well i dont have tht many big fish the 2 orange mollys are quite small tht why i wondering wht colour molly i should get coz it is to go with them

 

[mommyof2bettas]

no, I mean according to your signature, you have plecos and those grow huge, this is assuming they are in the same tank.

 

[rob newland]

If you have more than one kind of molly in a tank like you do, there is no way of deciding which will pair off.
Rob

 

[Yazan]

I love black mollys.

 

[mommyof2bettas]

forgetting about the plecs, and tank size, you don't need to get a matching molly as there is no certain way of knowing who they bred with, and most mollies come pregnant and can store sperm for a long time (aprrox. 8 months) so unless you make sure she isn't haveing any babies (by waiting a couple of months) and then putting the matching couple in a separate tank, you probably won't have to go through the trouble of buyng a pair. Although, with an orange moly another orange molly would be best.

 

[kooshty-dude]

well i dont think if i get a small male molly that it will go for the big ones it for my small mollys and my plecos have stayed a certain size to the same size as me tank

 

[Nick Bramley]

ive got every colour molly i can find in my 90l and personally i really like silver ones

Nick

 

[mommyof2bettas]

If you want a matching couple always go with the same color, or else it wouldn't really be matching. Trust me, mollys will breed with everything from plants to fish 3 times their size, my guppy males prefer bigger females and don't like the ones that are about their size. And once again, your female is probably already pregnant as they store sperm. The plecs are probably stunted, this happens when a fish is in a smaller tank that they should be in. Their organs grow, but their body doesn't because of the tank size, they live a short and painful life. Unless you have a 100 or so gallon tank you would need to rehome them as soon as you can.

 

[sylvia]

The organs-continue-to-grow thing is actually a myth (apparently anyway) but forced stunting is certainly cruel. Your plecos should all be rehomed immediately. Though, in fact, if you are doing your water changes regularly enough, there shouldn't be any stunting (which means the fish are going to grow far too big for your tank or for you to find new homes for in no time). If they are indeed stunted, you are not maintaining your tank properly and need to increase the frequency with which you do water changes. Also, plecos are territorial and will eventually start to fight as they become more crowded. It's simple enough to return these fish to your local fish store and save yourself some time (and money) in advance.

 

[kooshty-dude]

yeh but what colour molly would make a good mixture with the orange ones

 

[Nick Bramley]

you could try a leopard molly or a silver will also look nice

then again you could get a black one, theres so many really your going to have to decide by yourself

i have, black silver saffron yellow leopard dalmation and a silvery green one.

Nick

 

[kooshty-dude]

what you can get green mollys

 

[mommyof2bettas]

once again, if you want to match by color, it's always best to get the same color, so if you have orange, get another orange, though I wouldn't add anything else as the tank is probably very overstocked. And I have to ask, again, what size is your tank?