Male Balloon Molly

[grahamc]

i have 1 male and 1 female balloon molly and had no problems, today i bought 1 male and 2 female silver marble mollies as soon as i put them into the tank the male ballon molly started getting very aggresive to all 3 new mollies. I have had to separate him for now.
What is the best thing to do? do i take both males out and just keep females. Please help.

or do i take the ballon mollies out as i prefer the silver marbles.

 

[grahamc]

anyone??

 

[CTlovesKS]

What do you mean as aggressive. it might be trying to breed with them as its a new tank mate or something? If you wanted to keep them all I would put some more females in the tank so there is no computition agaisnt the tweo males

 

[helterskelter]

What size it the tank as these male to like quite a bit of space to display in?

Personaly i think you may of answered your self in the first post

or do i take the ballon mollies out as i prefer the silver marbles.

If you dont like the balloon then remove him, this would resolve the issue quickly.

 

[OldMan47]

Like HelterSkelter, I am no fan of balloon mollies so I would remove the balloon male.

 

[omega59]

i use the rules, 3 females to every 1 male. and atleast 10gal tank with lots of hideing places.

 

[grahamc]

its a 240 litre tank, i gave the balloon mollies away, problem solved.