***A few more things, is it alright to have 3 black mollies, 1 small sucker fish, 2 mickey mouse platies and 5 neon tetra all in a twelve gallon tank? (the neons would by the same sex and the platies would be 1 male and 1 female)
***I already have
2 full grown black mollies- female
1 black molly fry- female, i think
1 Small sucker fish
***If this is too many please suggest what i should do.
***How many should i add to my tank at a time and which should i add in first with the fish i already have?
2007-12-01 04:57:53 · 7 answers · asked by Help Me! 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Okay, for all you people that just put "that tank sounds fine." , could you mabe say which of the tanks i have list above sounds okay. That would be the main part of my question, if you don't mind answering it. (get all the fish i have listed of just a few, ANMD TELL ME EXACTLY WHICH ONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-12-01 06:06:49 · update #1
Yes, that's absolutely fine
as for the neons, i don't think that when you purchase them you will have much luck in sexing them, i would also suggest 6 neons instead of 5
as for the suckerfish, are you referring to a cory cat?
if so, you could add 2 more of them
Don't add more then 3-5 fish at a time with 1 week apart, the neons beeing an exception since they're schooling fish
As for the platies, i recommend 2 females and 1 male, and your tank would still not be overstocked
Hope that helps
good luck
EB
Edit*
Add at first the cory cats
then a week later the neons
and another week later you can add your platies
and another week later your mollies
2007-12-01 05:13:44 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not over crowded, but don't add to to many more. Platies aren't really schooling fish, but I thinkt he ywould be happier with 1 other platie. I Have 3 platies in my tank. And the good thing about platies is that there are a bunch of different kidns of em so they wont all look the same
2007-12-01 14:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by dood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, I think it is best to keep platies in school. I heard that they seem healthiers. [according to TFH Magazine] .
Your 12 gallon tank sounds fine. The only thing I can think of is the "small sucker fish." What do you mean by, small? Small like Otocinclus catfish or Small as in Plecos. If you want sucker fish, I would go for 3 otocinclus catfish.
I don't think you should add anymore fish just yet, if your mollies are male-female ratio, I would just dispose the fry. If you want more fish, I woudl add maybe 3 more neons for the school.
2007-12-01 13:10:55 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It is definitely crowded in there, but a more frequent maintenance schedule will help you out. Change your water more frequently, and test your water conditions more frequently, so you can monitor it closely. I would not add anymore fish, but when you can afford a bigger tank, I would purchase a 20Gal for the amount of fish you have. If you want to add more fish, or are thinking ahead for all the babies you may get, I would purchase a 55Gal. Good Luck!
2007-12-01 13:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ed L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
platies are usually shooling fish, but just one or two are fine. that sounds like a nice sized tank, so i would suggest just getting two platies. as long as they were in the same tank, they should be okay. hope i helped some. good luck!
2007-12-01 13:34:57 · answer #5 · answered by shellie 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
that sounds like a pretty good tank, dont add more though. keep that baby in a breeder so he isn't eaten by the other fish
2007-12-01 13:02:48 · answer #6 · answered by Rose P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
platies arent schooling fish but they like ot be with other platies i had 14 platies and they always swam with each other
2007-12-01 15:35:02 · answer #7 · answered by dAmIAnOO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋