Barbara N
New Member
Last Thursday evening, I noticed that the single mollie in my tank had damaged the top of her head and had a fungal growth on it, so took her out and put her in a goldfish bowl with some aquarium salt, as I thought the Interpet 8 treatment would be impossible to dilute for only 2 litres.
However, next day I did a water change on the tank , gave her fresh water from the tank and did dose with no 8, as I found I could measure the correct amount with a syringe.
My first worry was that as she was not in a filtered environment, so should I do an alternate day water change with water from the tank or leave the water for the treatment to work ?
I've now made things worse as, last night, I noticed that a runty plattie (never been the right shape), whom I had to a isolate few weeks ago (she had a couple of tiny white spots, but recovered after two days in salted water), had either raised scales or some tiny spots ) my eyesight wasn't good enough to tell in artificail light), so put her in with the mollie.
Today, in bright light, the plattie has just one spot, but the poor mollie looks as though she has measles. The plattie has never been over lively (it was tank born not bought in), but the mollie is very lively, as she's been all along.
The bowl water contains treatment 8 , for fungus, so I can't add white spot treatment., so what do I do ?
Leave as is until Friday, do a water change, from the tank and treat for whitespot (if she'd still alve) ?
Replace all the water,with some from the tank, today, and add whitespot treatment ?
Something else ?
All other fish in the tank, mainly platties, a couple of swordtails, one guppie and a few danios, look fine.
Some may say it's only one fish (well two with the little plattie) but I care for animals and want to do what's best for her. I've had her for nearly a year.
However, next day I did a water change on the tank , gave her fresh water from the tank and did dose with no 8, as I found I could measure the correct amount with a syringe.
My first worry was that as she was not in a filtered environment, so should I do an alternate day water change with water from the tank or leave the water for the treatment to work ?
I've now made things worse as, last night, I noticed that a runty plattie (never been the right shape), whom I had to a isolate few weeks ago (she had a couple of tiny white spots, but recovered after two days in salted water), had either raised scales or some tiny spots ) my eyesight wasn't good enough to tell in artificail light), so put her in with the mollie.
Today, in bright light, the plattie has just one spot, but the poor mollie looks as though she has measles. The plattie has never been over lively (it was tank born not bought in), but the mollie is very lively, as she's been all along.
The bowl water contains treatment 8 , for fungus, so I can't add white spot treatment., so what do I do ?
Leave as is until Friday, do a water change, from the tank and treat for whitespot (if she'd still alve) ?
Replace all the water,with some from the tank, today, and add whitespot treatment ?
Something else ?
All other fish in the tank, mainly platties, a couple of swordtails, one guppie and a few danios, look fine.
Some may say it's only one fish (well two with the little plattie) but I care for animals and want to do what's best for her. I've had her for nearly a year.