10 gallon tank with 4 platy and 2 molly. Too many?

Question

The tank is filtered, aerated, slightly planted (some Java Moss), with a little salt in the water.

The rule, I've been told, is one gallon per one inch of fish. At 10 gallons to 6 fish, I think they've all got a little more than a gallon--they're all about an inch (not including tail).

I was stupid and didn't let the tank cycle all the way before adding them, so there's been a little stress with nitrite spiking. (Never doing that again.)

My mollys are both female, one did have a batch but I didn't find them in time. :(
I do have male/female pairs of the Platy.
So I'll be aware of the possibility there'll be more babies.

Answer 1

Mollies grow too big for a 10 gallon tank. Put 3 sharpies together and hold them together with a rubber band. That is how big mollies get. Way too big for a 10 gallon tank.

Get rid of them, then get a betta and a mystery snail, then your tank will be at full load and every fish will still be happy.

I want anybody who likes the idea that fish only grow to the size of their tank to read the following article, Then get rid of fish that are dying a slow painful death because they are in a tank that is too small.

Answer 2

For now that might be a good size tank, but just be aware of the fact that you have live bearers there, and, while they are known to mostly eat their young, if too many do survive, you could be overcrowded before you know it! So just be aware of that if you have both males and females

Answer 3

That should be plenty. Most bottom-feeders grow according to how much room they have in the tank.