Molly sitting top of tank

[Toby2020]

Hi hope somebody ca help, we recently got two female mollies to go with our original male. But recently they keep sitting on the top of the tank. I also have tetras, angelfish, pleco and lots of shrimp. All the others are doing there normal thing. No obvious signs of anything being wrong apart from this. Any advice would be great, thanks!!

 

[Colin_T]

Hi and welcome to the forum

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What are the tank dimensions (length x width x height)?
How long has the tank been set up for?
How often do you do water changes and how much do you change?
Do you gravel clean the substrate when you do a water change?
What sort of filter is on the tank?
How often and how do you clean the filter?
What is the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate level in the tank?

What is the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply?
This information can usually be obtained from your water supply company's website or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop and get them to test it for you. Write the results down (in numbers) when they do the tests. And ask them what the results are in (eg: ppm, dGH, or something else).

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The following link has information about what to do if your fish get sick. It's long and boring but worth a read when you have some spare time.

What to do if your fish gets sick

If your fish ever looks sick or unwell, then the following steps might help. Test the Water and Clean the Tank. Test the water quality for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH and write the results down in numbers. Check it for general hardness (GH) and carbonate hardness (KH) too if you can, but...

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