ok, i have a 5 gallon tank with three plants in it. I have a balloon molly (which adult size is 2 inches, which i think its at now), and i have a dalmation lyrtail molly ( which adults size is three inches which it pretty much is at now). So 5 inches for five gallons. I know probably not the biggest space for them but it does it the 1 gallon per inch rule. Anyways so when i put the lyrtail in, they both left each other laone. Then when i would put food in, they would both seem to wrestle for the food if the got in eachothers way. The ballon molly would go after the lyrtail, jus as much as the lyrtail went after the balloon. I thpought this was good that at least not one wwas being picked on, they both would not take the others crap it seem. Now tonight it seems the lyrtail has the upper hand, The orange BALLOON seems to be more timid of him. i checked the balloons fins and theyre all fine. The balloon stil swims around but just doesnt want to seem to go near the lyrtail that much, and if he does the lytail chases him for about 5-8 seconds tops. Do they have to just get used to eachother or is this a bad sign. The only thing i think that makes the lyrtail longer is his tail . I know they have no teeth therefore cannot really hurt eachother. Actually i thought the balloon if naything would have the upper hand because even though hes smaller, when he USED* to chase the lyretail the lyrtail had more fin to watch out for. i dont know what to do. I hear all these people recently keeping 5 mollies in a 5 gallon or keeping 4 tetras, i cant keep two.
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if nayone could get back to me tonight on what to do would be good as im going to the same petstore i got the lyrtil at tomorrow (its far away)
