A little salt ?????

[Flossie]

Do mollies have to have some salt or are they okay w/o it ??

 

[Amicus]

My black Molly was fine without it.

 

[Flossie]

Awesome cause I don't know anything about salt lol

 

[Amicus]

I know that salt is necessary to balance their electrolytes but not unless you notice symptoms. Plants and fish with extremely small scales, like corys, do not tolerate it well. Remember that there is no such thing as a scaleless fish, they are just super small.

 

[Scalare]

I personally never used salt with mollies and I never did have problems with them.

Pete

 

[Shadowraven]

It isn't strictly necessary. Many of them do benefit with an addition of salt to the water. It depends on whether they were raised in brackish or freshwater. Freshwater raised can slowly be acclimated to it if need be.

 

[Flossie]

Thank u guys very much

 

[Gail]

You can also use salt in your tank to ward against disease. Don't use it in mine anymore, use to when I was a young (inexperienced) aquarist.
gail

 

[gkuzel]

They can be brackish fish, but mollies are mostly sold in fresh water. It would kill them if you brought them home to your brackish tank and they came from fresh water. I think they do better in fresh water anyway.

 

[Shadowraven]

Don't worry kids, I won't start in again on this one. It was all said before the last time this was brought up.

 

[Shetland James]

Remember to use tonic salt and not table salt!

 

[scunnypaxo]

It isn't strictly necessary. Many of them do benefit with an addition of salt to the water. It depends on whether they were raised in brackish or freshwater. Freshwater raised can slowly be acclimated to it if need be.

Totally agree. They do well in brackish water but just as well in fresh as long as standards are maintained