Okay, i bought my mollies today as i felt that it could be possible to breed these fish to breathe some new life into my fish tank. However, i also have a Gourami which is around one year old now.
I have noticed a few times this afternoon, the Mollies have been hiding from the Gourami and quickly darting away whenever it goes near them.
Is this normal behaviour or should i be worried?
2007-04-14 05:47:24 · 6 answers · asked by Fraser :] 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Have you noticed if the Gourami going after the mollies at all? Since they are brand new they may just be sorting it all out for now. Not much to worry about. I would give it a few days to see what happens.
Only thing I worried about was that my pregnant Molly became rather agressive and ate my angelfish.
2007-04-14 05:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by rmw1220 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's normal really. They are adjusting to the new tank and the fish they have encountered. Depending on the type of gourami you have it may not bother them at all or may chase a bit, but it will probably not do any real damage. Give them a day or two and see how they act then.
MM
2007-04-14 13:16:42 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes Gouramis can be quite aggresive. I had a tank with a molly, several types of tetras and a betta. When I brought home a gold gourami, he MURDERED THEM ALL!!! Eventually he got really old and didn't kill other fish anymore.
2007-04-14 13:07:12 · answer #3 · answered by amyth74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to own 2 gouramis i dont know how they get along with mollies but mine always were bullys torwards my other fish.
2007-04-14 13:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Joe B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gouramis are rather territorial at times. He has likely been bully them a bit. Keep an eye on him, but it should work itself out .
2007-04-14 13:48:49 · answer #5 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check it out here:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1911&articleid=3284
it says that they are compatible. so i would just let them sort it out.
^_^
Cassie
2007-04-14 14:24:02 · answer #6 · answered by Cassie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋