Sadly, My Sweet Courageous Molly Girl- Succuming To Swim Bladder

[wendyngd]

Hi-

Here goes another molly!! But, as I've mentioned before, this little gal was really trying to fight off the swim bladder, righting herself when she was swimming, etc. But now she lies on her back breathing heavily with her little male friend right next to her watching over her.

(It is sad that they are the last 2 mollies --(out of 3 fish-other catfish) left from many fry born here in the last year (many we gave away--but lost some, too).This gal still amazed me today as she kept trying to rest on the bottom and this little guy kept nudging her and chasing her!! I couldn't believe she still had it in her to play with him. I am so sad for him--how he will miss his great buddy--so will the catfish! We're going to get some more fish for this 10 g tank.)

It's so frustrating--now I doubt myself. Should I have givn her antibiotics? She did finally eat some peas and things started "moving in that area," but I guess it just wasn't enough!!! It's so hard--getting attached to these little creatures...it's hard to let go.

Thanks for all who cheered me and my tough little gal on as she defied the odds.
-Wendy Molly girl, we all love you!

 

[dillowpillow]

So sorry R.I.P.

 

[kewskills]

sorry to hear that

 

[fourthtimelucky]

Oh, that's so sad.

 

[modaz]

so sorry for your girl and your boy, I purchased 2 sailfins a few weeks ago as they were an obvious pair, have them into seperate tanks, 1 is for males and the other for females, the male hardly comes out from a cave and the female looks like shes soooooo sad and hasnt eaten for the whole time shes been here, seperated her on her own to see if she would feed, but still nothing, wish i hadnt seperated them so will have to think of a way to get them together again with some more sailfins, suppose it means another tank its suprising how attached some fish do get to eachother and even more suprising when its a livebearer who generally doesnt usually care who they are with as long as its capable of breeding with them

 

[platyfanatic]

sorry for your loss.