Tetra Safestart
Tetra Safestart
freshwater beginner help?
hi i used to have a saltwater tank but that ended in ich ( long story 
) so now i got a 10 gallon freshwater tank 2 start out going back into a aquarium hobby. i plan on getting not to many fish only like 6 and one or two shrimp. the tank was setup yesterday and we used tetra safestart so today we added 2 dalmatian molly , 1 black molly and one white molly to start the cycle. so far they look great and have been swimming around nonstop but one of the dalmatian mollys is a boy and ones a girl so will they mate with other peaceful fish in there? and when can we start adding the other 2 and the shrimps if thats a good match up ? i watched a freshwater setup video and it said 2 weeks after it cycled you can start adding the fish. is that true and would a drawf gourami be okay to add? and last will the mollys i mentioned mate ( idk if ill raise the babys and if i do ill prob give them 2 the fish store ) so thanks for the help 
Your mollies will do fine in a 10 gal tank, but if you’re interested in breeding them – stick with no more than 4-6 mollies in that size tank. Dalmation mollies should not outgrow a 10gal if you don’t exceed 4-6 fish that size or smaller. The dwarf gourami would could as 2 fish that size.
There are Green Mollies that to grow to 5-6″ that would need a 30 gal tank, but not the dalmations.
Livebearers are already fertile as they mate constantly. If you expect to raise babies, then you should be ready to add another tank. Also, molly’s generally don’t eat their own fry, but other fish their size will.