A group of mollies with at least three males and at least five females will usually minimize the aggressiveness of any one overly aggressive molly.
Marble molly aggressive.
It surprises some aquarists to learn that mollies can grow to be at least 5 long.
I m not going to tell you that some decorations are better than others because it s not completely true.
These fish will add drama and contrast to the semi aggressive aquarium.
Always feed your molly with high quality food as poor quality food weakens their immune system and makes them more susceptible to fatal diseases.
By gilbertbrittany 5 years ago on tropical fish.
Mollies are often colorful energetic hardy fish that are easy to feed with flake foods and they do very well in aquariums without aggressive fish.
The sailfin mollie is arguably one of the most exotic fish available of any genus.
One dalmatian and two black molly s.
This variety is bred in lots of different colors and patterns.
The behavior of the molly fish changes if it is kept in a small overcrowded tank.
Mollies are very versatile fish having the unique ability to live in both freshwater and saltwater if acclimated slowly.
Molly fish are considered to be mid level swimmers and really love all decorations.
Mollies are livebearing fish which means the females release live babies about once a month.
Molly is aggressive please help.
Hello i m having issues with my biggest balloon belly molly he has always been a little aggressive but something changed and now he is much worse fish he never payed any attention to are now getting nipped and chased my other balloon belly mollys are constantly tormented it s to the point where i have to do something because i cant allow this one fish to stress the whole aquarium i have.
I didn t realize they were both females until 2 days after purchasing one had about 22 fry swimming around when i turned on the tank light.
The genus mollie or mollienesia as it was originally classified has some of the most beautiful and unusual varieties of live bearer fish.
Just like the sailfin molly the lyretail stands out because of its fins but this time it s the caudal fin.
Click on a picture below to shop and learn more about that type of molly.
Just like other livebearers mollies are easy to breed and make fascinating fish for the seasoned aquarist.
Since then i ve figured out who the culprit was because she has been very aggressive towards the other female and my male black molly has been harrassing her trying to mate.
2 get a bigger aquarium.
The only factor to keep into consideration is the fact of your fish being able to hide from bullies.
When mollies are compressed into a smaller living space it often increases their aggressiveness.
Just bought three molly s yesterday afternoon.
I bought a pair of marble lyretail mollies about 2 wks ago both female.
It s most distinctive feature is the large dorsal fin which is taller and runs from behind the head to just before the caudal fin.
