Hello,
I have a couple of sick Mollies in a 20 gallon tank. I am using a Fluval 50, and my tank is only about 5 or 6 weeks old. It hasn't finished cycling yet because quick start had disrupted it when I was first starting. I have 4 total Mollies, and the 2 sick so far are the two balloon Mollies. I had been doing 15-20% water changes every other day during the cycling to keep levels down, using Prime or Stress Coat. My current levels are Ammonia: 0-25 PPM Nitrite: .25 PPM Nitrates 10-20 PPM PH: 7.6
It first started when my yellow balloon started develop a grey shading around her mouth and some around her gill areas about 2 weeks ago. Over the last week, she has lost some of her color and is a little brownish. Some scales are looking a little funky on the top of her head, and her top fin is clamped. My other balloon molly has some minor top fin rot, a small tear has developed on that fin, and some brown/yellow looking spots on the top of his head. About 5 days ago, I noticed the PH was down and I needed to bring it up, but I wasn't aware I needed to do it gradually. I changed the PH from about 7.0 to 7.8 in one treatment and also added some aquarium salt for the first time. I added 2 teaspoons of salt to the tank, which was half of the recommended amount. Since the fish have been getting worse, ive been using Marineland All In One and Kordon Copper Aid for the last 2 days, because I thought maybe it could be Velvet or Ich.
The fish are acting basically normal for the most part. I feel like they arent as active, but they are still swimming around and begging for food when I come to the tank. I have increased the temperature to 82 degrees and have been covering the tank and keeping the light off in case it is Velvet, but ive come to the conclusion I just dont know. I want to help my fish, but im afraid im making mistakes because I dont know what it actually is, and maybe all this is just from the cycling tank and the PH increase? Either way I need help, ive really come attached to these little guys! I regret the mistakes I have made, such as fish in cycling, and adding medication prematurely.
Here are some pictures. The first was taken on the 5th when I noticed the grey on the mouth coming in, the rest are from today. I wasn't able to get a good picture unless I put her in the net. She is still in the water in the pictures though.
https://imgur.com/a/g5L8J
I have a couple of sick Mollies in a 20 gallon tank. I am using a Fluval 50, and my tank is only about 5 or 6 weeks old. It hasn't finished cycling yet because quick start had disrupted it when I was first starting. I have 4 total Mollies, and the 2 sick so far are the two balloon Mollies. I had been doing 15-20% water changes every other day during the cycling to keep levels down, using Prime or Stress Coat. My current levels are Ammonia: 0-25 PPM Nitrite: .25 PPM Nitrates 10-20 PPM PH: 7.6
It first started when my yellow balloon started develop a grey shading around her mouth and some around her gill areas about 2 weeks ago. Over the last week, she has lost some of her color and is a little brownish. Some scales are looking a little funky on the top of her head, and her top fin is clamped. My other balloon molly has some minor top fin rot, a small tear has developed on that fin, and some brown/yellow looking spots on the top of his head. About 5 days ago, I noticed the PH was down and I needed to bring it up, but I wasn't aware I needed to do it gradually. I changed the PH from about 7.0 to 7.8 in one treatment and also added some aquarium salt for the first time. I added 2 teaspoons of salt to the tank, which was half of the recommended amount. Since the fish have been getting worse, ive been using Marineland All In One and Kordon Copper Aid for the last 2 days, because I thought maybe it could be Velvet or Ich.
The fish are acting basically normal for the most part. I feel like they arent as active, but they are still swimming around and begging for food when I come to the tank. I have increased the temperature to 82 degrees and have been covering the tank and keeping the light off in case it is Velvet, but ive come to the conclusion I just dont know. I want to help my fish, but im afraid im making mistakes because I dont know what it actually is, and maybe all this is just from the cycling tank and the PH increase? Either way I need help, ive really come attached to these little guys! I regret the mistakes I have made, such as fish in cycling, and adding medication prematurely.
Here are some pictures. The first was taken on the 5th when I noticed the grey on the mouth coming in, the rest are from today. I wasn't able to get a good picture unless I put her in the net. She is still in the water in the pictures though.
https://imgur.com/a/g5L8J