Sad Molly (Dying? Please help!)

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RexDarr

Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Hello everyone!
Today I did a 40% water change today and to my dismay my beautiful orange and blue male molly has begun acting weird. I did my usual water change adding 3 tablespoons of aquarium salt, the recommended amount of conditioner, and matched the temperature of the water fairly closely (off by 2 degrees F).
All my other mollies are zipping around the tank, grazing the gravel and nibbling the plants, and playing with each other. Unfortunately this male molly lays at the bottom and putzes around only when other fish come near him. Earlier he was spinning in circles and couldn't stay still.
What can I do?

Here are my water parameters:
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-10
Ammonia-0
Temp: 78F
 
Can you put in a breeder net or box to see if recovers? I'm assuming your tank salt content doesn't vary much and this is a normal water change so wondering if might have been struck by water flow into tank?
 
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