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I've been treating my tank for Ick for about 24 hrs now (heat and salt method), and now a couple of my females look really fat. I don't think they're pregnant, bc it's very sudden....could they be bloated? And if so, what can I do? :confused: I have a feeling this tank is going to be the death...

Is that something that could just show up? They're almost 2 weeks old, and it just started looking like that. They were all fine before. *I tried posting a pic, but I don't think I'm doing it right, lol.*

I happen to notice one of my remaining molly fry is looking a little...distorted. I don't really know any other way to discribe it. It literally looks like its folding itself in half. Is this normal? :confused:

I didn't know that. I was originally told to leave it for a week and then but a couple sturdy fish in it for a couples weeks...before adding more. But now it looks like my silver mollies have white spots on them. If I loose everything to Ick again...I'm really going to loose my mind, lol. What...

Left it empty for a week, added two fish...and then about 2 at a time every other week. Currently 9 total, with 7 remaining fry. (It was cloudy for a couple weeks...just recently started clearing up. That was a bacterial bloom, right? I'm pretty new to fish keeping....successfully, anyway. lol)

Tank has been up for almost 8 weeks. Not sure about the nitrates, just tested them last night. Test kit is the API Freshwater Master Test Kit. Have been doing about 50% daily lately, bc of ammonia spikes.

Been having water condition problems, but seem to have them leveled out now. Ammonia is ok (now), pH is fine, no nitrates or nitrites..but I've lost a half dozen fry this morning and now my silver mollies are looking discolored. They're looking greyish and some of their fins look like they may...

No nitrate or nitrite, pH is fine and ammonia has been relatively low all wknd...but my fry keep dying off! I have no idea what else to do. I just did another 50% water change, but I've already lost like a half dozen just this morning. :nono: I have one or two that are trying to hang on (doesn't...

Posted some pics. Holding off on the pleco, lol (thanks)...but very upset that my fry aren't making it. Lost alot. :(

I've done 2 75% water changes and re tested the water each time. The first dropped the levels a bit, but the second completely cleared the water and brought the ammonia down to 0. My pH went up a tad (looking around 7.1/7.2ish at the moment), but that should be healthy for my mollies, right...

Ok, I don't want to panic...but I just went to go test my water and do a water change (bc it's Friday, and it's due) and my ammonia is pretty high (like almost 4.0) and it looks like I lost 3 fry. :nono: I did my 1/4 - 1/3 water change (and the water already looks a bit clearer)...but should I...

Thank GOD...I thought it was just me! lol :lol:

Fairly newbie. Attempted to do our tank earlier in the year and had disasterous results with Ick twice. Gave it up for the summer and started it up about 7 weeks ago when the kids went back to school. :banghead: I'm Laura, a stay at home mom of 2 boys (10 and almost 5) in the Hudson Valley...