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[stoopbeck]

Mollies are supposedly the perfect fish: hardy, peaceful, calm, pretty colors and whatnot. One of the first things people say about them is how well they get along with other fish.

So, of course, for whatever reason, it appears that we've managed to purchase the fightinest darn mollies you ever did see.

At first, things weren't that bad. There were two of them, both variations of black and gold, very pretty. Then the one with orange fins started picking on the smaller one with black fins. So we promptly named them Odo and Quark [yay for the maybe two of you out there who'll get that] and put Odo [orange fins] in isolation [a breeding net thing; it sits in the same water but the fish can't touch each other]. After a few days, we released him back into the community tank. Quark's first action? To nuzzle Odo. Quark's second action? To try to kill Odo. It was horrifying.

Then Quark got to spend time in isolation [hehe, a "holding cell," as it were]. Odo spent all of his time visibly taunting Quark through the mesh. Luckily, then we set up a new tank, right next to the current tank. As soon as it was ready, Quark got put in there. After exploring for a moment, he zoomed over to the shared wall between the tanks. Odo did as well. They've spent the last ten hours trying to kill each other through two layers of glass. It's still horrifying.

The only thing keeping them calm is the other fish, a platy we've named Moogie, who dives between Odo and the glass and keeps him away from it [and Quark] constantly.

Ah, fish.

Comments

[jzeiggy.livejournal.com]

I <3 star trek. :) I think that's your reference...and good luck with the fish :\ my worst experiences with fish happened quite a while back. My brother and I each had a goldfish...then mine decided to eat part of my brothers' for dessert. His got a burial at sea...well the rest of it anyway... We also had an aquarium. I had neon tetras, among other things, and david had zebra fish, and some others as well. His zebra fish decided that my neon tetras tasted yummy. So after I got and lost several tiny tetras, david's zebras got put in a jar next to the big tank. vengeance was mine that time. May you have better luck with your fishies!

[stoopbeck.livejournal.com]

Yay Star Trek!

We've had cannibalistic fish before, and that's scary. Hopefully separating these guys has solved the problem. :P

[thelasttoknow03.livejournal.com]

Darn you, Alex. Now I want to buy fishies and geckos!

Google is a girl's best friend.

[thelasttoknow03.livejournal.com]

Odo: You're up to something.
Quark: Why would you say that?
Odo: Because you're always up to something.

Re: Google is a girl's best friend.

[stoopbeck.livejournal.com]

Awww. They so cute.

[stoopbeck.livejournal.com]

But the fishies are so cute! And so dramatic, my god. Quark and Odo are still trying to kill each other. Crazy them.

And the geckos! Same thing, except without the killing. They've gotten into the occasional spat, of course. And plus, my geckos were free! We got 'em off of a wall at school. Want some? :D

[(Anonymous)]

Fish are so funny. (And yay! I so got that Odo and Quark thing). Try picturing a beta fish trying to attack a snail. lol. --Erin

[stoopbeck.livejournal.com]

Heee! Aww, poor snail. :]

[mei-chan1029.livejournal.com]

hey, just wanted to let you know that samantha actually found yesterday that she has plans wed nt so i guess that's out. so looks like that leaves this weekend. :) hope we can work something out!

[mei-chan1029.livejournal.com]

oh, quick ques - is the Odo and Quark reference from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, by chance?

[stoopbeck.livejournal.com]

Hehe, yup!

[archaimikokami.livejournal.com]

ZOMG! I <3 QUARK! The most random ass character on Star Trek NG! Gah!

...anyway...

You could always pit them together for fights and make some scratch off of that...