Was wondering if anybody has witnessed behavior changes within mollies in saltwater vs fresh water. Reason I ask is because it seems to be happening in my tank. Here's what's going on that seems abnormal behavior compared to when I had them in freshwater.
I helped cycle the tank with a molly. Once cycle was complete I added two clownfish (a frostbite and a black one). The molly wouldn't leave their side which wasn't too odd at first with mollies being a peaceful community fish. It got odd when the molly and the white clownfish started "shunning" the black clownfish. They weren't being aggressive towards it but just staying away.
Since I've added two PJ's, no issues there. About two weeks ago the molly had fry. I didn't find it until the other day so I'm guessing by its size and I only found one. Weird thing is shes been in the tank longer than the normal gestation period or so I thought.
Today I added two yellowtail damsels and this is the first time I have ever witnessed agressive behavior with a molly. For the first hour the damsels were in the corner getting their bearings and the molly stopped by to check them out. After that first hour she has been a complete b!/"&. Shes been chasing them into the rocks and been a bit relentless. No nipping yet but just chasing.
Has anybody else kept mollies in saltwater noticed behavior changes similar to this?
I helped cycle the tank with a molly. Once cycle was complete I added two clownfish (a frostbite and a black one). The molly wouldn't leave their side which wasn't too odd at first with mollies being a peaceful community fish. It got odd when the molly and the white clownfish started "shunning" the black clownfish. They weren't being aggressive towards it but just staying away.
Since I've added two PJ's, no issues there. About two weeks ago the molly had fry. I didn't find it until the other day so I'm guessing by its size and I only found one. Weird thing is shes been in the tank longer than the normal gestation period or so I thought.
Today I added two yellowtail damsels and this is the first time I have ever witnessed agressive behavior with a molly. For the first hour the damsels were in the corner getting their bearings and the molly stopped by to check them out. After that first hour she has been a complete b!/"&. Shes been chasing them into the rocks and been a bit relentless. No nipping yet but just chasing.
Has anybody else kept mollies in saltwater noticed behavior changes similar to this?