3:1 ratio

[senorkevin]

Do is ratio only work if they are all the same type? Ie 4 Mickey Mouse or 4 dalmation Molly or can they be mixed like 2 Mickey Mouse and 2 wag reds?

 

[tnfinfan]

A molly doesn't care what color the other mollies are. One male of any color with three females of any color will happily make babies of mixed coloration. The colors at the store result from human selections to arrive at those looks. Mollies, platys, and swords look similar but are different species so you'd want a male with females of the same species if you're breeding them.

If you don't want a bunch of fry, they get along fine as a sorority. I haven't tried a fraternity, myself, but single males are fine.

 

[senorkevin]

Are all males together ok or all females? If I have 2 females without a male is that ok?

 

[tnfinfan]

I've had all females and single males and a free love tank where I paid no attention to colors mixing or ratios (I was nine and thought the babies were cute...). Anyway, those things all worked fine. I haven't tried housing a bunch of males of the same species but males of different species are peaceful together.

 

[senorkevin]

Ok thanks