frogsNpigs
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I have a 29 gallon tank and right now there are 5 rasboras, 4 threadfin rainbows, 4 neon tetras, one black molly and one fish I'm not completely sure about, on the reciept it said Platy. We recently lost the other Black Molly for unknown reasons and one rasbora before that. We did a partial water change afterwards. The water levels are all normal.
Anyway, my Black Molly has a weird obsession. He tends to rest around the heater. He curls himself around there for about a half hour everytime it turns on. The water temperature is around 84 degrees. I think he may have burnt himself or something? It started about 4 days ago. He was laying on the bottom of the tank very sluggish and his gills were moving very quickly. We thought he was on his way out, but he pulled through. Now it seems he has lost some of his control of his tail fin. He can still swim, but he swims almost vertically. He is still able to eat, so now he's acting normal besides the swimming and resting at the bottom frequently. Was he perhaps burnt by the heater since he sits wrapped around it? He pulled through, he's one of my favorite fish, always swimming to the side to great me when I pass by, so I'm glad he made it. I'm just confused at what happened.
Anyway, my Black Molly has a weird obsession. He tends to rest around the heater. He curls himself around there for about a half hour everytime it turns on. The water temperature is around 84 degrees. I think he may have burnt himself or something? It started about 4 days ago. He was laying on the bottom of the tank very sluggish and his gills were moving very quickly. We thought he was on his way out, but he pulled through. Now it seems he has lost some of his control of his tail fin. He can still swim, but he swims almost vertically. He is still able to eat, so now he's acting normal besides the swimming and resting at the bottom frequently. Was he perhaps burnt by the heater since he sits wrapped around it? He pulled through, he's one of my favorite fish, always swimming to the side to great me when I pass by, so I'm glad he made it. I'm just confused at what happened.