I have a 5 gallon tank with 4 male Molly fish in it and I want to get some Neon's also but I am not sure if they will be fine together. Does anyone know?
2006-06-20 07:41:53 · 12 answers · asked by katybeth212001 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
You probably shouldn't even have that many fish in a 5 gallon tank-no matter what kind they are...I'm sure that the mollys are fine (although i'm suprised that they're all male and they're not fighting) but I wouldn't put any more fish in that small of a tank. Otherwise, Mollys are really peaceful fish...so you'd be fine if you had more room. They're schooling fish though so make sure that you always keep a group of them-same with the neons(i think).
2006-06-20 07:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can put Mollys and Neons together. BUT- 5 gallons is too small for the population you are describing. The Mollys are going to get a lot bigger, and Neons are only happy in schools of 6 to 12 other Neons. 4 Mollys and a school of Neons would need a 10 to 15 gallon tank.
Another thing to keep in mind is that Neons are not very hardy fish. If you buy a school of 12, expect about half to die within the first two weeks. They just die really easily when they get stressed out by being shipped or switching tanks. The best way to get a good school of Neons established is to ask the store you plan to get them from when their new fish shipments arrive every week. If they get new Neons every Friday, buy your fish on Thursday- this means the fish you are buying have lived 6 days already- they are the "survivors", and will likely be tough enough to handle another move.
2006-06-20 08:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by wabbitqueen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should be okay, though, Neon Tetra do best in groups of 5 or 6 or more since they are schooling fish and with a 5 gallon tank you would be overcrowding them by putting them with 4 Mollys.
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2006-06-20 07:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Melissa♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will be fine together, but don't over load the tank. If you get few neons you are at your tanks limit. The filter has to be able to keep the tank clean, so you don't want to overload with fish. A good rule of thumb is 2 fish for every gallon of water, and fewer are better.
2006-06-20 07:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon of water.
Neons and Mollies are fine together but I avoid mollies now because they are so prone to ICK.
2006-06-27 04:47:57 · answer #5 · answered by Dellajoy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, no problem... aside from the neons being too big for the mollies to eat, the neons are too small to eat the baby mollies (they give birth live like guppies, if you have a pair anyway)
2006-06-20 07:46:30 · answer #6 · answered by Dan H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've done it. The neon's are too large for the molly's to eat.
2006-06-20 07:43:46 · answer #7 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-15 00:52:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Mollies are generally good with other fish.
2006-06-20 08:56:19 · answer #9 · answered by Gooplesquirch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any type of community fish will do. Just don't put semi-aggressive or aggressive fish in with them, or they will be lunch.
2006-06-20 14:23:48 · answer #10 · answered by iiboogeymanii 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋