Ok My tank has cycled and we finally got fish today!!! 5 baloon mollies. I have an aquarium heater that is pre set for 78 degrees. I cant make it go lower than 78. Is that too warm for mollies? should I turn the heater off? or is that ok?
2007-05-12 03:58:17 · 11 answers · asked by Momof1 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
It doesnt go higher and it is not near a window.
2007-05-12 04:20:30 · update #1
That's a fine temp. Just make sure the aquarium isn't near a sunny window which can raise the temp and kill your mollies.
2007-05-12 04:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't fret, the mollies will survive because it gains the warmth of a tropical water body from your heater and that is exactly what they need but if the water gets too cold or too warm, the fish is going to have a lowered antibody rate and become victimized by easily preventable diseases such as white spots and fin rot.
2007-05-12 04:53:24 · answer #2 · answered by Laurenzo O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a tropical tank, whether you have mollies or neons or guppies or anything similar, you want to keep the water temperature around 76-78 F. So yes, you're perfectly fine.
2007-05-12 04:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by wutaweirdo325 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I checked this out on ask.com. The scientific name is haplophryne mollis. They can live in a variety of settings, from -1.8 C to 40 C which is about 29 F to 104 F. You're fish tank is fine.
2007-05-12 04:07:14 · answer #4 · answered by Emma Michele 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haplophryne mollis is not a mollie its a deep sea angler fish but for mollies I keep mine a 84 so 78 should be fine
2007-05-12 09:06:28 · answer #5 · answered by Robs Fish Co. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mollies are energetic fish and could be saved in a 20 gallon minimum tank, it is my very own emotions. some might argue you may save as lots of four of an identical intercourse in a 10 gallon tank.
2016-10-04 23:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by fryback 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should be just fine. Does it get much warmer than 78?
2007-05-12 04:01:51 · answer #7 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
78°F is just fine for the Mollies.
Here is a link:
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/livebearers/molly.php
2007-05-12 04:11:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are a tropical fish...they should be loving it!
2007-05-12 04:06:19 · answer #9 · answered by NY_Attitude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, its fine.... as long as it doesnt get much higher.
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2007-05-12 04:05:01 · answer #10 · answered by raspberryswirrrl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋