Molly vs. Platie!

[Not Really Funny]

Okay, so I read on the 'Net that mollies and platies are compatible tankmates. Yesterday, I went out and found a stunning platie: seeing as the others were all orange and he was slate-blue with a white belly, I couldn't resist!

However, when I put him in the tank, my molly constantly attacked him. I don't know if he's hurting him, since I can't see any damaged scales, torn fins, etc., but the molly is kind of... Well, it looks like he's sucking on the platie. Is this just a territorial issue? Will it get better? I don't want these two to end up sucking each other's eyes of or something. If you have any advice, I'd greatly appreciate it!

 

[black angel]

hi
could you tell us the size of the tank and if theres any other fish with them.

 

[Not Really Funny]

Yes. The tank is 10 gal, and I have a few other fish with them... One goldfish (which, unless I get a bigger tank, I'll be giving to my friend Evan), a TINY pleco, and two phantom tetras.

 

[appleblossom]

Hi, can you tell us if the tank is heated? is it just the one molly with the one platy?
and do you know what kind of pleco you have?

 

[Not Really Funny]

) Sorry for not including this info in the first post...

Yes, I only have one molly and one platie. The tank isn't heated (it's pretty warm without a heater), and I'm pretty sure my pleco is a siamese algae eater. He's about one inch long and I'm pretty sure he's stopped growing by now.

EDIT -- Nevermind, they're not nipping at each other as much as before, but they do nip on occasion.