Hey guys,
Okay so I just had some questions about the stocking for a 55 gallon setup. Please understand my boyfriend and I are super new to this hobby and when purchasing our first fish tank we were mainly going off of what an employee of a pet store was saying. The employee in question had told us that we could purchase a 10 gallon tank and put TEN TO TWELVE MOLLIES in it. She also told us that mollies were solely freshwater fish, that 10 gallons would be plenty of space for them, and that we could even put a betta in with them. So, we went home set up the tank, let it run for a few days and went back and purchased 7 mollies, 3 dalmations, 2 black mollies, and 2 silver lyretails. After we got home we definitely realized that was WAY to many. Upon doing more research we have learned so much more about tanks, the nitrogen cycle, fish tank size needs, growth, etc. So obviously we definitely have seen the 1 gal for 1 inch rule. Oops.
Well now we have purchased a 55 gallon (it is currently cycling, we just set it up) and were wondering if there was any more advice that anyone could give regarding the mollies and stocking. Is 7 mollies enough for a 55 gallon and we shouldn't add more? Can we add more and if so how many fish what types? Is there a time period we should wait after transferring the mollies we have over before adding more? Also, are there any recommendations about specific filters that would be better for a 55 gallon (we have the one that came with the marineland 55 gallon kit) than the one that comes with the kit? To be honest any and all advice would be welcome! I just want our fishies to have the best!
Thanks
Okay so I just had some questions about the stocking for a 55 gallon setup. Please understand my boyfriend and I are super new to this hobby and when purchasing our first fish tank we were mainly going off of what an employee of a pet store was saying. The employee in question had told us that we could purchase a 10 gallon tank and put TEN TO TWELVE MOLLIES in it. She also told us that mollies were solely freshwater fish, that 10 gallons would be plenty of space for them, and that we could even put a betta in with them. So, we went home set up the tank, let it run for a few days and went back and purchased 7 mollies, 3 dalmations, 2 black mollies, and 2 silver lyretails. After we got home we definitely realized that was WAY to many. Upon doing more research we have learned so much more about tanks, the nitrogen cycle, fish tank size needs, growth, etc. So obviously we definitely have seen the 1 gal for 1 inch rule. Oops.
Well now we have purchased a 55 gallon (it is currently cycling, we just set it up) and were wondering if there was any more advice that anyone could give regarding the mollies and stocking. Is 7 mollies enough for a 55 gallon and we shouldn't add more? Can we add more and if so how many fish what types? Is there a time period we should wait after transferring the mollies we have over before adding more? Also, are there any recommendations about specific filters that would be better for a 55 gallon (we have the one that came with the marineland 55 gallon kit) than the one that comes with the kit? To be honest any and all advice would be welcome! I just want our fishies to have the best!
Thanks
