Tired Molly

[nlafleur]

I recently added two female mollies to my tank, to make it a 3 female to 1 male ratio and the first female has since become depressed, and sulks on the bottom of the tank sometimes. The new females move around and eat well, but the first female (Gilly) doesn't eat much and tends to keep away from the male and other females. Is this a stage she could grow out of? or could she be sick?

 

[nlafleur]

Nevermind, she passed away not long ago.

 

[geezer]

i added two females to mine to make it 3 female and one male!

i already had one gold sailfin (male) and black sailfin female

some reason the black female got aggressive and picked on the new female, and started to pick on her old male friend.

He's laying at the bottom on his back now . I think he'll be dead by the morning

 

[diburning]

i added two females to mine to make it 3 female and one male!

i already had one gold sailfin (male) and black sailfin female

some reason the black female got aggressive and picked on the new female, and started to pick on her old male friend.

He's laying at the bottom on his back now . I think he'll be dead by the morning

for some odd reason, I find that molly females are agressive towards their own kind (mostly old females)

This is the opposite with guppies and swordtails though lol