I have a couple of males, which include two dalmation mollies and a black mollie. One male dalmation molly is always chasing the female around, nipping at her "behind" if that what you want to call it, why is he doing that ? Sometimes he is also agressive toward others, chasing them away. I assume the babies in the tank are his, he is the only one bothering her.
2007-04-08 11:07:23 · 3 answers · asked by Mommyof3 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
That is one way he indicates to the female he wants to mate, and like all male mollies, he will always want to mate. The babies in the tank might be his or might be from before you even got the fish. Female mollies can have babies 3-4 times from a single mating.
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2007-04-08 13:17:17 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The male will chase the female nipping at her. He will also try to keep the others away from her. When he is trying to mate, you will see his gonopodium moving about in attempt to fertilize the female. A pregnant female will have a gravid spot as the eggs develop. The young are a decent size and not usually eaten by the parents, but may be prey for other fish. Having a well planted tank will offer them protection.
2007-04-08 12:24:15 · answer #2 · answered by guppy137 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes,males are just agressive towards female and other males. Evenknow at one time mollies where one of my favorite fish, I haven't ever saw any of them breed before. The rule of thumb, is also even out males and females, as many females as males and viseversa. Because,the males can become extremely agressive and eventually run the female or other male to death. I have also saw very agressive females.
2007-04-08 11:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by CaseyK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋