Black Molly Question

[auntiebuttons]

We have had our black molly now for nearly a year. Its top fin is like a closed fan and he has little white spots on his back. He also has some white spots in his right eye. The new white mollys we have are swimming around the black molly and look as if they are trying to protect it. We have been putting white spot treatment in the tank for the past 2 days and have a further 1 day of treatment left. As we are not sure if the molly is pregnant or sick for sure, we have just put him in the breeding tank to keep him away from the other fish. Have we done wrong?

Also, you can normally tell if a fish is pregnant by a black spot on the side of the fish under the top fin. How can you tell that a black molly is pregnant?

 

[WILDER]

The white spots or specs on the eye could be eye flukes, the spots on the body do they look like grains of salt or bigger.

 

[auntiebuttons]

They look like salt size. Not bumps tho only like little freckles.

What is the treatment for eye flukes, cannot get to LFS until next Saturday?

 

[WILDER]

Carry on with the whitespot med as they can get whitespot on the eyes, turn temp up gradually to 30, and increase aeration as the high temp and med will reduce 02 in the water, good luck.

 

[auntiebuttons]

Thanks Wilder for your advice. Molly is cured and is bank in the tank where he belongs.

 

[WILDER]

That's good news, well done.

 

[auntiebuttons]

Just out of interest, how do you know when a black molly is pregnant?

 

[Starfirefly26]

Her stomach should grow larger. Not sure if you can see a black molly's gravid spot...

 

[auntiebuttons]

Not sure if Black Molly is a boy or a girl, will keep my eye open for belly swelling. Thanks.