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I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:47 am
by zeb
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?
Re: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 10:41 am
by Pufferpunk
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LOL, their skin is not toxic. Must be
Re: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:29 pm
by zeb
Lol i wonder why the weird behavior right aftewards?
Re: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:24 pm
by grup
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."
Re: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:31 pm
by Dadof4
That sounds more like mating behavior. Mollies will rub together and then dance up the water column together. He may be waiting for her....
Re: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:42 pm
by bertie 83
Mollypuffer offspring lol
Re: I think my Molly is getting itself high on my Puffer?
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:45 pm
by hadla
bertie 83 wrote:Mollypuffer offspring lol
They'd look like those balloon mollies XD