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So I recently tore down my 13.5g fluval and moved all of the livestock to my 32g biocube and my 90g. I have a 6-line wrasse in both of those tanks. The two female creamsicle mollies went to the 90g and the black male went to the biocube.
I immediately notcied that the black molly was hiding, and when I found him again he looked pretty beat up. I had a molly miller blenny in there that fought with a black molly that I used to cycle that tank a while ago and I saw him chasing the molly a bit, so I thought maybe he was the culprit. I took out all of the rock/coral to catch the blenny, and surrendered him to one of my LFS because I was sure he was the culprit. When I got home from the four hour round trip (I don't live near any saltwater stores) the molly was MUCH worse, and I eventually saw my six-line chasing him.
I took the molly out and moved it to the 90, where it hid in my goby/shrimp burrow until feeding time. Today was LRS day and all of the fish love it, and even he came out to get some. When my little baby six-line in the 90 (who has been fine with the female mollys) saw him, he immediately attacked.
Does anyone know why this is happening? Why do wrasses hate this male moly in particular, but don't care about my females? Any ideas to try and lower the aggression? If I can get him to come out of hiding again I'll try a breeder box, but I don't know if that's going to anything but delay the inevitable.
I immediately notcied that the black molly was hiding, and when I found him again he looked pretty beat up. I had a molly miller blenny in there that fought with a black molly that I used to cycle that tank a while ago and I saw him chasing the molly a bit, so I thought maybe he was the culprit. I took out all of the rock/coral to catch the blenny, and surrendered him to one of my LFS because I was sure he was the culprit. When I got home from the four hour round trip (I don't live near any saltwater stores) the molly was MUCH worse, and I eventually saw my six-line chasing him.
I took the molly out and moved it to the 90, where it hid in my goby/shrimp burrow until feeding time. Today was LRS day and all of the fish love it, and even he came out to get some. When my little baby six-line in the 90 (who has been fine with the female mollys) saw him, he immediately attacked.
Does anyone know why this is happening? Why do wrasses hate this male moly in particular, but don't care about my females? Any ideas to try and lower the aggression? If I can get him to come out of hiding again I'll try a breeder box, but I don't know if that's going to anything but delay the inevitable.