I have owned my last female black molly

[Spilk]

Every time I tell myself that this time will be different because someone else tells me how my previous molly females have just had a bad temprement, I find myself disappointed as yet another tank is taken over by her domineering attitude.

I tried in a fifty, and thirty, and a ten gallon tank, and in every one of them whatever black molly I purchase turns into a monster that attacks whatever plattys I have. EVERY TIME.

Is there something I'm missing, am I completely screwing something up, WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE FEMALE BLACK MOLLY they look so happy at the lfs

Don't let that fool you though. Never let that fool you. They lay in wait, BEGGING to give some poor platty stress-caused ich.

 

[newfishies]

my black molly is also a bully!

 

[Leigh1316]

I love my black mollies.

I have a 55gal community tank with the following fish:
4 platies, 2 black-2 dalmation-2 silver-1 golddust all mollies, 2 Angel, 3 blood fin tetra, 2 catfish, 2 swordtails, 4 guppies(15 fry in a trap), 2 baby placo and 1 bala shark.

I also have a 10 gal tank with:
2 platies, 2 black mollies, 2 cory cats and 2 neons.

All the fish live peacefully together and seem to get along great.

 

[fishguy18]

I love my black molly! She is one of the larger fish in my tank and she has the biggest mouth of all!

I love her attitude and the way her black colour over powers the rest of the colours in my tank She is the contrast that is needed and i think she makes a great addition ot my tank

 

[Opcn]

Maybe you should try more than one molly, give her someone to deal with

 

[northpaul]

i agree with opcn

 

[Spilk]

Maybe you should try more than one molly, give her someone to deal with

I'd rather not try to balance her out in a 10 gal

I'm just going to take her back to the lfs, I think, in exchange for another platty or somesuch. Unless they don't want to go for that, in which case they can just keep her