Community Tank Type 3 Livebearers

Community Tank Type 3

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

General: 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.

Tank Conditions: 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.

Fish Choices:

Angels: Angelfish

Barbs: Cherry Barb, Rosy Barb

Catfish: Corydoras Catfish, Small Plecostomus Catfish, Farlowella Catfish, Oticinclus Catfish, Upside Down Catfish,

Danios: Giant Danio, Zebra Danio, Pearl Danio, Leopard Danios
Loaches: Small Clown Loach, Kuhlii Loach, Dojo Loach,

Livebearers: Variatus, Moons, Swordtails, Mollies

Gouramis: Dwarf Gouramis, Honey Gouramis, Moonlight Gouramis, Pearl Gouramis, (Small Blue Gouramis, Small Gold Gouramis)

Rasboras: Harlequin Rasbora, Red Lined Rasbora

Sharks: (Small) Red Tail Shark, Red Rainbow Shark, Tri Color Shark

Tetras: Black Tetra, Black Neon Tetra, Bleeding Heart Tetra, Bloodfin Tetra, Diamond Tetra, Emperor Tetra, Flame Tetra, Head & Tail Lite Tetra, Pristella Tetra, Red Eye Tetra, Red Phantom Tetra, Serpae Tetra, Silvertip Tetra

Other Fish:   Silver Dollar

Others: African Frog, Snail

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General:	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.
Tank Conditions:	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.
Fish Choices:	Angels: Angelfish Barbs: Cherry Barb, Rosy Barb Catfish: Corydoras Catfish, Small Plecostomus Catfish, Farlowella Catfish, Oticinclus Catfish, Upside Down Catfish, Danios: Giant Danio, Zebra Danio, Pearl Danio, Leopard Danios Loaches: Small Clown Loach, Kuhlii Loach, Dojo Loach, Livebearers: Variatus, Moons, Swordtails, Mollies Gouramis: Dwarf Gouramis, Honey Gouramis, Moonlight Gouramis, Pearl Gouramis, (Small Blue Gouramis, Small Gold Gouramis) Rasboras: Harlequin Rasbora, Red Lined Rasbora Sharks: (Small) Red Tail Shark, Red Rainbow Shark, Tri Color Shark Tetras: Black Tetra, Black Neon Tetra, Bleeding Heart Tetra, Bloodfin Tetra, Diamond Tetra, Emperor Tetra, Flame Tetra, Head & Tail Lite Tetra, Pristella Tetra, Red Eye Tetra, Red Phantom Tetra, Serpae Tetra, Silvertip Tetra Other Fish: Silver Dollar Others: African Frog, Snail