Recent content by fatsally

Thanks for all the advice! I thought that since I only had 20 small fish in a 30 gallon tank, that was fine. It is true that some of the mollies are only three months old and will be getting larger. I haven't seen a three inch guppy or molly. My mollies are black and white or solid black, some...

Thanks for the info. Do I really have too many fish in my tank though? And what else could rust colored spots be? They are on my mollies, not my guppies. All advice is appreciated.

yes, I will adjust the ph with chems if necessary. What I do not understand is how to get it and keep it at the desired level. I am new to fish keeping as you can probably tell. Also, is 20 fish (all one inch or less) too many to keep in a 30 gallon aquarium? I was looking for homes for about...

I have a 30 gal tank with approx 20 mollies and guppies. The tank has been set up for about 1 1/2 mos. The water readings are fine except the ph stays too high. I will have the ph fine and then a day or two later I check it and it is 8.5. Why does it get so high so quickly? What is the best way...

I am new to fish keeping but my pregnant mollies do not have a gravid spot. The momma fish that I had just died a few days ago. I think she had a swim bladder problem but I am not sure. She had about 70 babies in just under four months. She was pregnant when I brought her home from the store...

She was not constipated--I did the pea thing. She ate mostly flakes and occasional baby shrimp. Do you know any treatment for swim bladder problems? One of her offspring (about 2 months old) was born either deformed or with a swim bladder problem. I could tell when he was itty bitty that he had...

My mollie died a couple of days ago. She was not pregnant--just bloated/inflated like a balloon. Is that a swim bladder problem or dropsy? Her scales never stuck out like a pinecone. All of her babies are doing great. By the way, Thanks for the responses and advice. I am new to this (fish...

Thanks to all who welcomed me. This is great! My 40 mollies included babies, some of which I have given away to new homes. Now I only have about 30 and will get rid of about 15 more. My momma mollie just died. She was all blown up/inflated like a balloon. I thought she was pregnant again, but...

Thanks, but now she is starting to tilt over a bit when she swims. I am afraid something is really wrong. She is bigger around than she is long. I will try to keep a good thought and hope for the best. The twenty babies she just had are doing great. :)

I tried the pea thing with my pregnant mollie. She is not constipated. I guess she is just waiting to have the rest of her babies, but she has got to be miserable. She swims and has a decent appetite. She does not appear to have any other problem. What if the babies are too big to be born...

Her scales are fine--not sticking out. I did not see the birth. I was away. I will try the pea thing and see what happens. Thanks a bunch. :D

Hi everyone. I hope someone can help me figure out this problem. One of my mollies (who has had babies before) is pregnant. About four days ago she had twenty fry. She is still huge, if not more so. The only other fish in the tank with her are the fry and a small pleco. Water conditions are...

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I have about ten guppies and about 40 mollies in two tanks. I am new to keeping fish, but am having fun and getting addicted. :)