The Shy Guys

Now that the new fish have been in the tank for 24 hours, I took some time to observe their behavior. I read about them at my local fish store (LFS) that the Black Mollies required a lot of hiding spots, but I didn't really understand why. After 24 hours, I now know why. It's because the Black Mollies are shy, and the Pearl Danio's are a bit more aggressive than them.

Pretty much the entire day, they have been hiding behind either the filter or the 2 fake plants. When I got home from work, my wife told me that when she fed them, Bender, Fry, Leela and the new Pearl Danio's were taking 90% of the food before the Mollies even had a chance to get at them.

I'm sure a little bit of this could be attributed to them being new in the tank, but the Pearl Danio's definetly did not have the same problem.

I decided that the best thing I could do, would be to help fortify their habitat. I took the new fake grass I bought the other night (same night as the fish, yes, I forgot to mention it) unlocked the 3 pieces and snugged them up against the long fake plant by the filter. My goal is to try and give them more hiding room so they aren't squished behind the filter.

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Old grass setup

New grass setup

Mollies hiding behind the filter