Are They Playing Or Fighting?!

[fuman_chica]

Every time I put my silver molly (female) and my black molly (female) in together they start doing this thing where it looks like they are kissing (their lips stick out real far and attach to the other molly). They will continue to do it as long as I leave them in together.

And the silver molly does that same thing to some of the other fish in the tank when she's in there. But the black one doesn't. She only does it to the white molly.

I took the silver molly out and seperated her from everyone right after I took this video. My question is are they playing or are they fighting? I don't want them to hurt or kill one or the other. Should I just keep them seperate? Or are they just playing?

Also, I had the silver molly in with my new female (golddust, not the black one) and my new male and she never bothered either one of them like that. She only does it when she's in the big tank. And she does it to the black molly and one of the other fish in there. That's it.

I ended up getting the male to try and keep the silver girl busy so she wouldn't do this to the black molly (or any of the other fish) but as soon as I put her back in the tank with the black molly she could have cared less about the male. You'll see him swim by them two times while they are doing the "playing".

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[helterskelter]

It's them fighting to see who's the boss, but it looks like the equile and then they fight to see who lasts the longest. They will sort it out but likely to fight more often though.

I rarely see this in tanks as most sort it out in a couple of min's. So if u can keep them apart then stick with it.
Or it surival of the fittest!!!!!

 

[fuman_chica]

I really don't one of them to end up dead... does it just seem like a better idea to keep the silver one out since she does do the same thing to one of the other fish?

 

[helterskelter]

yes it would be best as it will keep any stress levels down and reduce the chance of a stress related problem to come along.

 

[fuman_chica]

grrr.... go figure I would buy a brat fish.

Thank you so much for your advice! It is VERY much appriciated!

 

[helterskelter]

no problems, sorry thier's no much else u can do than buy another aquarium and build a mini molly empire.

 

[kpintheshed]

yer they are definly fighting they should be separated, before someone wins

 

[fuman_chica]

They are seperated. I won't be putting the evil silver one back in with the black one. If the black one dies before the silver, that will be the only time I try putting the silver back in the main tank. Cuz the black one leaves the other fish alone.

Thanks for the advice guys!!!!

no problems, sorry thier's no much else u can do than buy another aquarium and build a mini molly empire.

I don't think my husband would be okay with that... he hates mollies....