Agressive Molly help please

Paul · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

Dribbler wrote:
> One male and one female molly lived happily in my tank for months. He never
> tried mating with her, he just was not interested.
> I added two more female mollies and all hell has broken out.
> He has gone mating crazy! He will not leave any of them alone and has driven
> one of the new ones into permanently hiding because of his persistence. The
> original female is very much in demand now whereas she didn't interest him
> before. He only has to venture towards the one in hiding and the other two
> try to push him away and try to get him to mate with them.
>
> It is a regular soap opera and I have a real JR on my hands.
>
> Why? What did I do wrong? He really is merciless and I'm sure I'll have a
> death on my hands soon..... help!
>
> Thanks,
> Dribbler
>
>

D,
From what I have read here ( in the past, when the .Aqua groups
thrived) and from limited experience; male live bearers tend to be
aggressive. It is usually suggested That 3 or 4 females min and one male
be kept. this distributes the aggression evenly and prevents death of
the females. I'm kind of surprised that the first female wasn't
terrorized to death ( if it was in fact a female ). However, different
fish have different personalities, and no amount of information can
insure how an individual fish will act.
Just last week a friend asked if I would take an aggressive Molly
off his hands. He has a vary tranquil tank. I put it in my 75gal(US) tank
and the little bugger terrorized every fish in the tank! Black skirt
tetras, 5 inch rainbow fish, 5 inch SAE, among others. I had to move him
to a seclusion tank.
My humble recommendation? Part with that male, and try a different one.

HTH
Paul

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Dribbler · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

One male and one female molly lived happily in my tank for months. He never
tried mating with her, he just was not interested.
I added two more female mollies and all hell has broken out.
He has gone mating crazy! He will not leave any of them alone and has driven
one of the new ones into permanently hiding because of his persistence. The
original female is very much in demand now whereas she didn't interest him
before. He only has to venture towards the one in hiding and the other two
try to push him away and try to get him to mate with them.

It is a regular soap opera and I have a real JR on my hands.

Why? What did I do wrong? He really is merciless and I'm sure I'll have a
death on my hands soon..... help!

Thanks,
Dribbler

Dribbler · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

"Paul" wrote in message @rcn.net...
> Dribbler wrote:
>> One male and one female molly lived happily in my tank for months. He
>> never tried mating with her, he just was not interested.
>> I added two more female mollies and all hell has broken out.
>> He has gone mating crazy! He will not leave any of them alone and has
>> driven one of the new ones into permanently hiding because of his
>> persistence. The original female is very much in demand now whereas she
>> didn't interest him before. He only has to venture towards the one in
>> hiding and the other two try to push him away and try to get him to mate
>> with them.
>>
>> It is a regular soap opera and I have a real JR on my hands.
>>
>> Why? What did I do wrong? He really is merciless and I'm sure I'll have a
>> death on my hands soon..... help!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dribbler
------
>
> D,
> From what I have read here ( in the past, when the .Aqua groups
> thrived) and from limited experience; male live bearers tend to be
> aggressive. It is usually suggested That 3 or 4 females min and one male
> be kept. this distributes the aggression evenly and prevents death of the
> females. I'm kind of surprised that the first female wasn't terrorized to
> death ( if it was in fact a female ). However, different fish have
> different personalities, and no amount of information can insure how an
> individual fish will act.
> Just last week a friend asked if I would take an aggressive Molly off
> his hands. He has a vary tranquil tank. I put it in my 75gal(US) tank
> and the little bugger terrorized every fish in the tank! Black skirt
> tetras, 5 inch rainbow fish, 5 inch SAE, among others. I had to move him
> to a seclusion tank.
> My humble recommendation? Part with that male, and try a different one.
>
> HTH
> Paul
>
---------

Hi Paul,
Thanks for your advice, I'm new to this hobby and had no idea what the
male/female ratio should be. My molly totally changed from a beauty to a
beast around extra females, it is horrible to watch. I felt sure the first
molly he was happily with was a female, now you have got me thinking. It is
all a learning experience for me and I will take your advice and rehome him
as soon as possible.
Thanks again,
Dribbler

Paul · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

Dribbler wrote:
> "Paul" wrote in message
> @rcn.net...
>
>>Dribbler wrote:
>>
>>>One male and one female molly lived happily in my tank for months. He
>>>never tried mating with her, he just was not interested.
>>>I added two more female mollies and all hell has broken out.
>>>He has gone mating crazy! He will not leave any of them alone and has
>>>driven one of the new ones into permanently hiding because of his
>>>persistence. The original female is very much in demand now whereas she
>>>didn't interest him before. He only has to venture towards the one in
>>>hiding and the other two try to push him away and try to get him to mate
>>>with them.
>>>
>>>It is a regular soap opera and I have a real JR on my hands.
>>>
>>>Why? What did I do wrong? He really is merciless and I'm sure I'll have a
>>>death on my hands soon..... help!
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Dribbler
>
> ------
>
>>D,
>> From what I have read here ( in the past, when the .Aqua groups
>>thrived) and from limited experience; male live bearers tend to be
>>aggressive. It is usually suggested That 3 or 4 females min and one male
>>be kept. this distributes the aggression evenly and prevents death of the
>>females. I'm kind of surprised that the first female wasn't terrorized to
>>death ( if it was in fact a female ). However, different fish have
>>different personalities, and no amount of information can insure how an
>>individual fish will act.
>> Just last week a friend asked if I would take an aggressive Molly off
>>his hands. He has a vary tranquil tank. I put it in my 75gal(US) tank
>>and the little bugger terrorized every fish in the tank! Black skirt
>>tetras, 5 inch rainbow fish, 5 inch SAE, among others. I had to move him
>>to a seclusion tank.
>> My humble recommendation? Part with that male, and try a different one.
>>
>>HTH
>>Paul
>>
>
> ---------
>
> Hi Paul,
> Thanks for your advice, I'm new to this hobby and had no idea what the
> male/female ratio should be. My molly totally changed from a beauty to a
> beast around extra females, it is horrible to watch. I felt sure the first
> molly he was happily with was a female, now you have got me thinking. It is
> all a learning experience for me and I will take your advice and rehome him
> as soon as possible.
> Thanks again,
> Dribbler
>
>
Don't forget to check out
http://www.thekrib.com/
It was, and still is, the most refered page for pet fish!

I have learned a ton from this page. And yeah, since 2002, I'm still new
at this fish thing.

Paul

Belgarath® · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Thanx for the reference URL! I'm always looking for a new site with
good info. I have a small, planted aquarium with mollies and platies
and am always looking for more info!

I have the reverse problem I think. I have a female platy that seems
to run the roost! I love this hobby...always something to learn!

On Thu, 03 May 2007 18:57:34 -0500, Paul wrote:

>Dribbler wrote:
>> "Paul" wrote in message
>> @rcn.net...
>>
>>>Dribbler wrote:
>>>
>>>>One male and one female molly lived happily in my tank for months. He
>>>>never tried mating with her, he just was not interested.
>>>>I added two more female mollies and all hell has broken out.
>>>>He has gone mating crazy! He will not leave any of them alone and has
>>>>driven one of the new ones into permanently hiding because of his
>>>>persistence. The original female is very much in demand now whereas she
>>>>didn't interest him before. He only has to venture towards the one in
>>>>hiding and the other two try to push him away and try to get him to mate
>>>>with them.
>>>>
>>>>It is a regular soap opera and I have a real JR on my hands.
>>>>
>>>>Why? What did I do wrong? He really is merciless and I'm sure I'll have a
>>>>death on my hands soon..... help!
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Dribbler
>>
>> ------
>>
>>>D,
>>> From what I have read here ( in the past, when the .Aqua groups
>>>thrived) and from limited experience; male live bearers tend to be
>>>aggressive. It is usually suggested That 3 or 4 females min and one male
>>>be kept. this distributes the aggression evenly and prevents death of the
>>>females. I'm kind of surprised that the first female wasn't terrorized to
>>>death ( if it was in fact a female ). However, different fish have
>>>different personalities, and no amount of information can insure how an
>>>individual fish will act.
>>> Just last week a friend asked if I would take an aggressive Molly off
>>>his hands. He has a vary tranquil tank. I put it in my 75gal(US) tank
>>>and the little bugger terrorized every fish in the tank! Black skirt
>>>tetras, 5 inch rainbow fish, 5 inch SAE, among others. I had to move him
>>>to a seclusion tank.
>>> My humble recommendation? Part with that male, and try a different one.
>>>
>>>HTH
>>>Paul
>>>
>>
>> ---------
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>> Thanks for your advice, I'm new to this hobby and had no idea what the
>> male/female ratio should be. My molly totally changed from a beauty to a
>> beast around extra females, it is horrible to watch. I felt sure the first
>> molly he was happily with was a female, now you have got me thinking. It is
>> all a learning experience for me and I will take your advice and rehome him
>> as soon as possible.
>> Thanks again,
>> Dribbler
>>
>>
> Don't forget to check out
> http://www.thekrib.com/
>It was, and still is, the most refered page for pet fish!
>
>I have learned a ton from this page. And yeah, since 2002, I'm still new
>at this fish thing.
>
>Paul