Silver Mollie Attackign Dwarf Gourami!

[falcodarkzz]

I have some mollies and dwarf gouramis in my tank, and whenever my female dwarf gourami just goes to haev a rest my male silver mollie attacks her with a barrage of nips.
I don't understand why this is happening as the gourami is far bigger than the silver mollie, is this normal?

 

[confusion]

No, it's not normal. As you has been discussed in previous posts, this is the excitement that results from overcrowding .