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That's interesting. I've been told that a little salinity is good for maintaining the health of a number of freshwater fishies, including platys, but you never know if you're getting good advice. Luckily my two platys haven't seemed to mind. At any rate, I am happy to keep my new tank straight...

Hi! I'm upgrading my platys and mollies from a 10gal to a 25gal, and have been eyeing cory catfish as an addition to my new tank. I plan to set this up with gravel and slightly brackish water, but I'm not sure after reading a bit that these conditions would be ok for cory cats. Do I need to do...

Thank you! That's what I was curious about. My previous molly fry were all white (basically clear), but one of them suddenly started to get really lovely dalmatian spots as she grew. I didn't know if the dark or black fry might show different coloring as well. Based on the colors of my male and...

Attached are photos of the parents and adorable fry, in case that helps.

Did she have the babies? Based on your post I would've assumed it would have been within a day or two. I have also read the white stringy "poop" means an intestinal problem or parasite, but I noticed my molly had this right after I found fry in the tank this week and she is healthy. Same with...

Sounds like you will need a heater to maintain the water temp at 75 at least. My mollies stay healthiest at 80. Heaters for small tanks are just a few bucks, and then you can size up later.

Hello! I have had my aquarium for about a year, and the first molly born in my tank has just had fry of her own, which I am excited about. However I was very surprised by the color of the fry, and I was wondering if they will change? Or is it possible the fry will look very different from the...