question on stocking in molly tank

so I have a 10G tank, and what I think are 2 male dalmation mollies. They are the only fish in the tank. I read your article, and now think I made a mistake. The darker one (who is surely male) always bullies the lighter one. Do have any suggestions besides more hiding spots.
Thanks

 

another female for sure all livebearers shouold have 2 females to 1 male

Rock On Callum!

 

HI Tiff.

Under normal circumstances (and if you want molly fry), I'd agree with Callum's very good advice, but as it's a 10G, am thinking you don't have that much space for the fish.

Several males can work, but is more risky than male-female mixed, IMO. So the rule of thumb is:
- mixed gender: preferably 3 females per male. 2 is an absolute minimum
- same gender: preferably 4 fish. 3 is my personal minimum.

So if you have two males, you'd probably be better off getting another 2 males (rather than another 4 females) space-wise.

Could we have a few picture to make sure we can sex them properly for you? It would be silly to lead you in the wrong direction because one was a female or something.

 

I would say get 2 felmales OR bring back 1 male to your LPS and get 3 females. If I were you I would do my 2nd recommendation. If you don't use a breeder net and just let the females have the babies in the normal tank fry won't be a problem (they will be lunch for the other mollies )

 

Yeah, I agree, although the more females per male the better.

But I'd like to be really sure about the gender of the fish. If you get a chance, would be cool to see the pictures.