Elmer's Aquarium Community Tank Suggestion Type 3

Swordtails, Mollies, Moons/Platies: A livebearer specialty tank

This community is designed to provide best conditions for livebearers (Mollies, Moons, Swordtails). Along with the livebearers, gouramis, small sharks, and active tetras are good fits. Most livebears and tetras do best in groups of 3 or more. This community offers a way to provide a lively and colorful collection of these very popular fish.

Housing: This community tank is suitable for tanks 10 gallons or more with standard filtration and heating. (For filtration we recommend an undergravel filter and an outside power filter.) Keep the temperature on the warm side (80-82 degrees). Maintain a pH of 7.2-7.6. Check pH monthly. Maintain 2 tablespoons of salt per 5 gallons. (Livebearers prefer more salt than many other fish.) With the proper conditions these fish will begin to breed and you may see some young swimming among your floating plants. Isolate babies in a small filtered aquarium and feed them several times a day for growth. We sell several good books which further explain how to breed and raise livebearers. Some live plants are recommended.

Feeding: Mollies, swords and moons will only thrive if they are fed small amounts frequently.  Feed 3-4 times a day with standard foods such as flake foods and brine shrimp. Good supplements include freeze dried krill, live brine shrimp, vegetable based flake food, and algae tablets for your catfish.