Sick Molly

[ScoutCarcer]

Im watching my friends mollies. Today I went over to feed them and one of the mollys was on the bottom of the tank on its back. It can move it just cant swim. Whats the matter with it?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Swim bladder disorder, probably.

Isolate it and make sure the conditions in that tank are good.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

Would Melafix cure her?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

No. lol

IMO, melafix cures very few disorders.

Now, I have not read up on this in a while and I do not have my book on fish illnesses, but I believe it is incurable, for the most part. I'll look for it now, though.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

What are your friends tank stats like ammonia, nitrate and nitrite?

 

[ScoutCarcer]

Ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
Nirate:0
PH:7.0

 

[WILDER]

Not sounding good i'm afraid, probably isn't eating either to try a shelled pea, nothing you can do it has progressed to far.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

Its eating and trying to swim. Isnt there anything I can do? Its her favorite fish

 

[WILDER]

No sorry, only a internal med but i don't think it will help, as the fish sounds like the desease has progressed to far, then the med will take a while to kick in, sorry which i could help more.