Mollies Dying?

[Fishnova]

You have to dissolve it in water first, that is very important
Tsp sounds about right to me, since they are younger

 

[ocminpin]

You have to dissolve it in water first, that is very important
Tsp sounds about right to me, since they are younger

Will my 2 adult platies be okay with the salt?

 

[Fishnova]

They will be fine
Platys can even adapt to brackish water

 

[ocminpin]

Should I do just 1 tsp per day?

 

[ocminpin]

I added 1 tsp API Aquarium salt dissolved in aquarium water

 

[Fishnova]

I was at work sorry
I put one Tsp after every pwc

 

[Sisserydoo]

Aquarium salt is fine, but marine salt is even better. I switched my molly / guppy tank over to brackish about 3 months ago, and have never seen them so healthy and active.

Here's a link that has helped me a lot.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fwsubwebindex/mollies.htm

 

[foster53]

Aquarium salt is fine, but marine salt is even better. I switched my molly / guppy tank over to brackish about 3 months ago, and have never seen them so healthy and active.

Here's a link that has helped me a lot.

The truth about mollies: Among the most popular aquarium fish, they?re also among the most misunderstood

Mollies are actually a brackish water fish. They do much better in brackish. They can adapt to most any water, but as stated brackish, or very hard alkaline water is best.

 

[ocminpin]

2 more barely breathing on gravel...
:-(

 

[ocminpin]

I have pics I just took.

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[Mumma.of.two]

I wish I could help Laura! I haven't a clue. I hope they are feeling better soon!

 

[ocminpin]

I wish I could help Laura! I haven't a clue. I hope they are feeling better soon!

I'm SOOOO lost here!

 

[ocminpin]

Big 4 mth olds now..

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[Mumma.of.two]

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/137826-my-first-molly-has-the-shimmies/
http://www.waterlife.co.uk/waterlife/treat16.htm
http://www.afae.it/pages/tematica/articolipoecilidi/The_great_molly salt_debate.htm
This is just a few things a found when I googled 'shimmies Molly'
What kind of salt did you add. Maybe try marine salt.

 

[ocminpin]

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/137826-my-first-molly-has-the-shimmies/
http://www.waterlife.co.uk/waterlife/treat16.htm
http://www.afae.it/pages/tematica/articolipoecilidi/The_great_molly%20salt_debate.htm
This is just a few things a found when I googled 'shimmies Molly'
What kind of salt did you add. Maybe try marine salt.

I added 1 tsp of API Aquarium Salt... They aren't acting any differently than before... Just slowly dying one by one.
I think tomorrow I will gut the tank and rinse in hot water... Rinse gravel and put back together ... Keeping filter and pad as is of course..
I havent don't anything different... Whyyy

 

[Mumma.of.two]

IMO I don't think there is any need to gut the tank. FW aquarium salt is different to marine so I think it's worth a shot at trying to go brackish. (I'm not expert but this is just going on what I just read)

 

[ocminpin]

IMO I don't think there is any need to gut the tank. FW aquarium salt is different to marine so I think it's worth a shot at trying to go brackish. (I'm not expert but this is just going on what I just read)

Okay will do... API make it? Ill go tomorrow

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Okay will do... API make it? Ill go tomorrow

Idk if they make it but you won't miss it at the store when you see it.

 

[ocminpin]

I see Charger, my Silver Molly, is shimmying side to side.... She's in my 29g..
How much Marine Salt for the 29g?
How much do I add at once?
4 adult mollies & a juvie molly & my betta..
Can the betta take the salt?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

You would have to put the Betta else where. I think your going to have to do a lot of reading on mollies and transitioning to brackish and make the decision if it's the right way to go. As I said before from what I've read (2-3 articles and a couple of threads, not much) the minerals in the marine salt seem to be the way to go.