Best, easiest and cheap tank mates for Mollies

Guppies

Guppies are live bearers. They are good tank mates for mollies cheap and almost every shop will stock them. There’s plenty of different colour. They are also easy to care.

Platys

Platy’s are also recommended as tank mates for mollies. They are easy going livebearers and there’s so much different colours you can choose from. Platies eat similar food as mollies so that is a huge bonus.

Swordtails

Swordtails. Again livebearers. Little bit more aggressive than platies, but not too bad. Just don’t mix too many males as they tend to fight little bit. Cheap and plenty of shops stock them.

Shrimps

Shrimps! We love them. Aquarium janitors. Keeping algae levels in control and eating any food that is around. Just try to keep the number down. Mollies will probably eat young shrimp, but if you give them some sort of shelter (Java Moss) they will multiply in few months. Get some bright coloured shrimps. Shrimps are fun to watch and keeps things tidy, but remember to do water changes and regular cleaning. They are not miracle workers!

Snails

Snails are usually harmless, but the population can quickly explode and get out of control, so you need to be extra careful if you want to keep them in your tank. We recommend having few assassin snails if you want to keep snail snail population in control. Just in case if you get unwanted snails from.

So there you have it. Basically we like having livebearers in same tank with mollies. Don’t forget to have plenty of plants, rocks and wood to provide enough cover for baby mollies and hiding places for females.

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Molly (Poecilia Sphenops) originates from Argentina, Brazil, Africa, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Venezuela. Robert John Lechmere Guppy discovered Mollies in 1866. Mollies don’t lay eggs they give birth to living young.

Molly fish are some of the most popular aquarium fish and most aquarium hobbyists have at one time at least had one of these attractive and gentle life bearers in their fish tanks.

Mollies are tropical fish which are considered the best variety of fish for breeding in aquarium. They are both salt water and fresh water fish thriving best in the mixture of the above or in normal salty water.  Adult mollies are usually between 2-4 inches(5 – 10 cm) long and they live around 3-5 years. Water pH should be around 7.5 – 8.5 and temperature 70°F – 82°F (21°C – 28°C).

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