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Ferdie Serrano
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posted 08-04-2002 08:54 AM           Edit/Delete Message
Hello! help, my black mollies seems to diminish everyday, i've got a 10 gal. aquarium with 10 tetras Tiger barbs, and ten black mollies, after 3 weeks my mollies die one by one. i feed them both floating and sinking pellets, what do you think went wrong, thank you

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Chris Nelson
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posted 08-04-2002 08:55 AM           Edit/Delete Message
First of all, your aquarium is likely way too small to be keeping 20 fish. How often do you change the filter and change some of the water?

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chelsey
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posted 08-04-2002 08:56 AM           Edit/Delete Message
back to u. 12 fish MAX should be in that tank you have, well, 12 of those kinds. Also, what other things do u have in your tank, is the gravel well cleaned, Is there any algae? you have to talke all that into concideration

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Kim
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posted 08-04-2002 08:56 AM           Edit/Delete Message
Overstocked tank plus mollies need salt.

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Fawn
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posted 12-09-2002 05:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fawn   Click Here to Email Fawn     Edit/Delete Message
Ferdie, bad news. Your tank is way overstocked. Mollies and Tiger Barbs both reach about four inches long when they are fully grown. If you wish to keep all of your fish (very bad idea) then you will have to do your water changes at least once EVERY week. As they grow, even larger and more frequent water changes will be required. My suggestion is to get rid of at least half of your fish or get a bigger tank, 30-40 gallons.

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TINA
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posted 12-09-2002 07:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TINA     Edit/Delete Message
MOLLIES NEED THEIR OWN TERRITORY TO LIVE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T DO IN A 10 GALLON TANK THAT IS CROWDED. I WOULD SUGGEST THE SAME AS THE OTHERS-OR THEY WILL PROBABLY JUST KEEP ON DYING.
I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST A VERY GOOD FILTERATION SYSTEM BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WILL EVEN HELP.IT'S JUST TO MUCH ACID FOR THEIR LIVING SPACE. BEFORE YOU BUY THINGS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS ASK THE PET STORE FOR THE INFO ON THE CAPACITY FOR THE FISH TANK AND ANYTHING YOU CAN.
GOOD LUCK.

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