sick guppies and mollies.

[beernboots]

I have a 29 gallon tank. It is a little over stocked but I'm filter with a 30 topfin and a 50 bio wheel. This week I lost 3 guppies and a molly. The guppies just got lethargic stayed in a corner and dies. The Molly looked like its back was broke and made it most of the week. Now I got another Molly with the same problem and another sick guppy. Any advise?

 

[Tropicals]

Is there anything u can see on them like a dis colour

 

[beernboots]

No the guppies looked fine just dead. And the mollies got that weird broken back look. That all I know. I just releast my sick guppy back after he was quarantine for a night he seems to be ok.

 

[beernboots]

Forgot to say the only mollies that are acting funny are my black ones.

 

[beernboots]

Since the tank is a little over stocked I was wondering if maybe they not gettin enough oxygen. This is really freakin me out and I don't wanna loose my fish.

 

[Tropicals]

Do u have any other big fish in the tank

 

[Tropicals]

That could be the many reason of why are all the fish staying or coming to the top a lot

 

[beernboots]

Not really. I do have a peacock eel but he keeps to himself and really doesn't come out much. I got mostly mollies platties and guppies.

 

[Tropicals]

Try a 50% water change do u have any testing sticks to test the water there might be to much ammonia in the tank

 

[beernboots]

My perimeters are 0-0-10. And I do a water change at least twice a week.

 

[Tropicals]

I might just be from over population then could you move some of the sick fish and see if the get better when they are on there own

 

[beernboots]

Ok will try as soon as I got a free tank both my 10 and my 2 full right now. Got babies in one and fish having babies in other.

 

[Tropicals]

Are the really big when the die like the have a really full stomach

 

[beernboots]

No the guppies look normal but the Molly shriveled up even though he was eating.

 

[beernboots]

The mollys back tail turns to a point and stops working. The fins not gettin eaten. They just slowly draw up.

 

[Tropicals]

If u have a breeding net could put the fish that are having babies in there an move the sick fish in to the tank for one night that way u will find out if it is the water in the tank

 

[Tropicals]

That sounds like fin rot to me

 

[beernboots]

Ok will try that.

 

[beernboots]

Now I got another black Molly doin the same I just noticed her.

 

[Tropicals]

Could u send me a pic of it that would help a lot