Baloon Mollies.....

[Jo and Gra]

Got four today, two males, two females.......

they are orange stripey ones......(is there a proper name for them??)

any way, they seem a tad agressive.....

one of the females was feeding on amn algae wafer i put in for the cory...then another mollie came along, and the one that was there first decided to chase the other one away??...is this normal?...also noticed then chasing the gourami a bit too.

 

[Snailguy101]

I think they are a bit aggressive

 

[emma12321]

Hi jo and gra,

The general rule with live bearers is to get 3 females to every male. Is it the males that you find to be aggressive? You may be better swaping one of the males for a female or getting a couple more females, i also find that it helps if you have plants etc for the fish being picked on to hide in.

Hope this helps

Emma

 

[wwestar2000]

I agree with emma thats most likely why its acting agressive. Maybe its a trait of orange ballon mollies cause my orange girl is always the boss toward the white and black one.
hmmm......

 

[Jo and Gra]

if the females are the ones with the more prominent "anal" fins swept back, then its her thats being agressive

 

[wwestar2000]

Maybe its just a dominance thing. I only have females and there are 3. My orange one also chases away another molly if she is getting annoyed. She never hurts my others or anything though. No nips in fins nothing. Are Yours getting wonds or nips in fins?

 

[wwestar2000]

if the females are the ones with the more prominent "anal" fins swept back, then its her thats being agressive

The females are the ones with anal fins that are like little fans and the males anal fins look like a little tube.

 

[Jo and Gra]

need more clarification on the sexing me thinks.........

 

[Jo and Gra]

anyone?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

The sailfin baloon molly in the link below is a male- note the tube like fin between his 2 bottom fins;

http/www.greenparktropical.com/Fish/imag...fin%20Molly.jpg

This also a male;

http/www.greenparktropical.com/Fish/imag...oon%20Molly.jpg

While this is a female balloon molly, note the fan shaped fin instead of tube like one;

http/www.solodvds.com/images/fish/black_balloon_molly.jpg

this is also a female;

http/www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/moll...ale_02_w180.jpg

and this one;

http/www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/moll...ale_01_w180.jpg

See ?
This does not only aply to baloon mollys it also applys to all other types of livebearers- males will always have a tube shaped anal fin while females a fan shaped one .

 

[Jo and Gra]

ah ha!!!


to the tube like fin resembles a "willy"......

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

ah ha!!!


to the tube like fin resembles a "willy"......

Exactly .

 

[Jo and Gra]

how rude!!!!!

 

[abstract]

how rude!!!!!

??

 

[Jo and Gra]

as in talking of willies.......