ScrapIronIV
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I joined this forum seeking a little help...
I have a new aquarium, just a few weeks old, with a pair of serpae tetras (friendly, docile) a few Platies (again, friendly and docile) and two Mollies, one black and a silver lyretail.
First mistake - I had two male Mollies (Why is it the folks at the major pet shops aren't taught anything?)
The Silver Lyretail was highly aggressive, killed several fish, and prevented the other from eating. (I did not know he was killing fish because I would not see it, just see dead or dying fish in the morning) When I did some research and learned what was happening, I took him to a small local pet store who gave him to a breeder. His fins had gotten lovely! Such a beautiul fish, grown out in just a couple of weeks.
So, I bought a couple of females for the remaining male, and all seemed to be going along just fine for a couple of days. Everyone is eating, polite, coming out of hiding.
But, now the new female Silver Lyretail is absolutely hounding the Black male, chasing and nipping him.
Is this aggressiveness a problem with the Silver Lyretails in general? Do I need even more females? Do I have to give this one away, too, and just keep buying new females until I get the right temperament? I honestly can't keep buying fish just to give them away...
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
- Dave
I have a new aquarium, just a few weeks old, with a pair of serpae tetras (friendly, docile) a few Platies (again, friendly and docile) and two Mollies, one black and a silver lyretail.
First mistake - I had two male Mollies (Why is it the folks at the major pet shops aren't taught anything?)
The Silver Lyretail was highly aggressive, killed several fish, and prevented the other from eating. (I did not know he was killing fish because I would not see it, just see dead or dying fish in the morning) When I did some research and learned what was happening, I took him to a small local pet store who gave him to a breeder. His fins had gotten lovely! Such a beautiul fish, grown out in just a couple of weeks.
So, I bought a couple of females for the remaining male, and all seemed to be going along just fine for a couple of days. Everyone is eating, polite, coming out of hiding.
But, now the new female Silver Lyretail is absolutely hounding the Black male, chasing and nipping him.
Is this aggressiveness a problem with the Silver Lyretails in general? Do I need even more females? Do I have to give this one away, too, and just keep buying new females until I get the right temperament? I honestly can't keep buying fish just to give them away...
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
- Dave