I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?

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I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?

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So im staring at my tank, as usual, when i notice my Molly rubbing its head on my blue spotted toby puffer's stomach. Once the Molly rubs on my puffer for a while it goes face up like its completely paralyzed or something. At first i thought this may be a one time behavior with the molly trying to be friendly or something until i noticed this is apparently becoming a regular thing. My questions are:

1) has anyone ever experienced this?
2) can the molly be getting small amounts of poison from the puffer by rubbing its head on him?
3) Should i stop this from happening?
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Re: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?

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LOL, their skin is not toxic. Must be :smitten:
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Lol i wonder why the weird behavior right aftewards?
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Let's hope the Molly doesn't go into full "Dolphin Woodstock" mode.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/dolphi ... d=21385692

"Filmmakers at John Downer Productions recorded the dolphins snacking on the puffer fish for the documentary "Dolphins: Spy in the Pod." After eating the puffer fish, the dolphins seemed to enter a trance-like state."
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That sounds more like mating behavior. Mollies will rub together and then dance up the water column together. He may be waiting for her....
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Mollypuffer offspring lol
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bertie 83 wrote:Mollypuffer offspring lol
They'd look like those balloon mollies XD
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