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Bizarrely the eye swelling has reduced , or because I have finally realised I am looking at her upside down, but mollie remains on her side or back and cannot swim properly or the right way up at all. All the other fish are fine and showing no signs of distress in any way... it has been since...

pop some melafix in the tank as this should prevent any infection while the plecs skin heals. It is made from tea tree oil and is a bit smelly, but absolutley brilliant for any abrasion or fungal infection :thumbs:

thank sfor your reply, no I definately won't be putting a pin in my fish, I am no expert for a start, it was just some advice given on other messages. Thanks anyway and I will continue giving her the melafix and hope for the best :sad: .

Thanks for your reply J.R. in answer to your questions Are her scales portuding out? No Does the body look swollen? No Is she eating? Yes She is very still at the moment, has been for two days now, floating near the pump at the top of the tank and her eyes are still bulging, she trys...

Hi there, I poste da message on Sunday about my mollie who is in great distress. On Sunday she suddenly began almost fitting, bending and curling her tail, floating to the top of the tank and then struggling to return to midway, she just did this for ages until we took her out and put her in a...

Thanks for help, I have put mollie in hospital tank with some melafix, though now she is no longer struggling but simply lying afloat and still on her side, she is breathing and looking about but no movement. thanks anyway.

:sad: Urgent! Can anyone help, my one year old mollie fish is in distress. She has suddenly started swimming nose down and on her side, curling her tail. Her eyes are also bulging. She looks in much pain but I do not know what is wrong. . I think her swim blaader may have extended as she is...