So i have had a marble molly and a mickey mouse platy living happily together in a 10 gallon for 8 weeks and today decided to add in a silver lyretail molly to add some color variation. the second i put him in, the marble molly started ramming and charging at the lyretail. I have put the marble by himself in a bredding tank for the moment. What happened to mollies being peaceful?
2007-08-19 11:31:40 · 3 answers · asked by dudefromla40889 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I guess your marble molly is a male, and he's defending his territory
If your lyretail molly is a female, he would try to mate with her
To sex your fish, check out this article
http://fishlesscycling.com/forum/index.php?topic=284.0
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-19 17:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually mollies get along, but you might have a male marble molly and female silver lyretail. Sometimes males can be aggresive like this. I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 mollies (1 silver molly, 1 dalmatian lyretail molly, and 1 black molly) and they seem to get along.
But my dalmatian molly is feisty!
Sorry, any way, sorry I can't say much more! I hope I helped!
2007-08-19 18:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by ツ & ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are breeding!!! it doesnt matter what color shape or size mollies are to breed get ready for baby fish u can tell if mollys are girls or boys from there anal fin boys anal fin ar pointy and girl anal fins are like a triangle
2007-08-19 19:06:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋