What's Best For Hiding Places?

[This Old Spouse]

I have a 55 gal that is not heavily planted yet and I have a couple of hidey holes for some fish, but I'm wondering what the best solution is for this? I have 2 male mollies and one mercilessly chases and nips the other. The victim sometimes finds relief in one of the places I've set up but I'd like to provide more cover. My husband is starting his own small setup but it will be weeks of cycling before it's ready to accept any fish. Any help appreciated.

 

[roadmaster]

I have a 55 gal that is not heavily planted yet and I have a couple of hidey holes for some fish, but I'm wondering what the best solution is for this? I have 2 male mollies and one mercilessly chases and nips the other. The victim sometimes finds relief in one of the places I've set up but I'd like to provide more cover. My husband is starting his own small setup but it will be weeks of cycling before it's ready to accept any fish. Any help appreciated.

You could donate some of your mature filter material to place in your husbands filter and this will speed the cycling of your husbands tank considerably assuming that the bacteria from the borrowed filter material are fed with a pinch of flake food once each day,or by fish waste from one or two small fish (maybe one of the mollies.)

 

[holidayinn]

I can only suggest more of what you've done already; break up the line of sight,

 

[Curiosity101]

If you get some stem plants such as ludwigia or cabomba, these grow pretty tall so could be used to break up the line of site. Also some floating water wisteria or similar could provide refuge near the surface, by providing shade and the roots/foliage should give a bit of a visual barrier.
However in a 55gal tank I wouldn't expect the two male mollies to be doing that much damage to eachother...

 

[This Old Spouse]

However in a 55gal tank I wouldn't expect the two male mollies to be doing that much damage to eachother...

I wouldn't have thought so either, but the one chases the other incessantly. I have some pennywort and hornwort that is providing some cover, but I'm wondering about the type of material I can put in the tank safely. Terra cotta? I had thought of possibly a strawberry pot with lots of ins and outs.

 

[Aqua Tom]

Coconut shell halfs?