Acclimating dalmatian molly to full saltwater?

[reefsmurf]

Picked up a dalmatian molly today. I need to acclimate it to full saltwater. Over how long of a period should I do this to be safe?

Thanks.

 

[JavaJones]

Using a drip, I did it over 2 days with Sailfin mollies. One problem with the mollies is that they are really good eaters of anything and everything you feed... and this can be a real problem if you have other fish that you try to target feed...

Just looked up my old post on the topic: I had 50% mortality rate over 2 days. So longer is probably better!

http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28071&highlight=mollies

 

[reefsmurf]

yowsa!!! thanks for the tipl I will deifnitely stretch it out.
Luckily idon't have many fish and they are all voracious eaters

B/W this and my magnesium supplements I am hoping that something will finally make a dent into my HA problem. I've tried everything else (except siphoning out my shallow sand bed)

 

[GinaD]

I once put a molly in my 55gal fish-only tank to help it cycle and it outlived a lot of my saltwater fish!

 

[penguinsix]

I've just tossed mollies in and they did fine.

 

[fanaglethebagle]

I did 8 hours

 

[RayD]

Is that a Dobie puppy in your avatar?

 

[GinaD]

Looks like a dachsund to me.

 

[fishmom]

She's a daschund - she's supposed to be a miniature but she's quite a little piggy ~ she's cute and a tremendous pain in the neck - she misses Andrew and sticks to me like glue when I'm home.