Acclimating mollies to saltwater

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Have you ever acclimated mollies to saltwater?

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  1. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    I went to pet smart today. I got 1 male silver molly, and 1 female Dalmatian molly (she is going to have babies soon)
    I’m acclimating them to saltwater, so I can put them in my 10-gallone nano.
    I put 1-gallone of freshwater in a bucket, and I’m adding a teaspoon of salt mix to the water, until it’s the same as my tank water.
    I will try to post some pics when I put them in the tank
     
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  3. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    I’m adding a teaspoon of salt every hour
     
  4. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Cool.. Can't waite to see how it works out...
     
  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    I did this with black mollies on a previous set up some years ago
    and they did really well

    acclimitasion I recall was just a gallon jug of freshwater with the 1 cup FW out, 1 cup SW in every 30 minutes until SG was same in jug as it was in tank

    they seemed totally fine with this what to me now, seems rather rapid conversion

    Steve
     
  6. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Good luck, I know that mollies live in brackish water but that is only around 1.005 specific gravity.
     
  7. yamaharider73

    yamaharider73 Kole Tang

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    Post some pics when they are in the tank. Ive seen them in SW tanks at the LFS but never in a display tank.
     
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  9. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    I just put them in.
    They seem ok.
    If they live I will take pics tomorrow.
     
  10. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    I decided to post pics tonight.
    There really blurry, because the fish where swimming fast.::)
    I will try to post some clear ones tonight when they are asleep.
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  11. fish-aholic 94

    fish-aholic 94 Gigas Clam

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    The spotted one is the female.
    I like how the female has black & orange spots
     
  12. yamaharider73

    yamaharider73 Kole Tang

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    Looks good. I hope they will make it. Its kinda weird seeing a FW fish in a SW tank..LOL