Molly with ich in community tank???

[Angelfish owner]

I recently got a tank and set it up. It had been cycling for three months and all fish were doing fine (I get all my fish from the same place) About 2 weeks ago I introduced a Molly into a community tank and she was doing fine until today when I noticed she has this little white spots on her. She is a solid black Molly. Is this ich?? If so what do I do? I don't have any spare tanks because I am VERY new to actually keeping fish . Please advise.

 

[kaphillips438]

Yes she has ich you should quarantine her right away if you have a spare tank, although you will need to treat both tanks with super ich treatment I recommend the API brand follow the directions on the package for your tank and amount of fish follow treatment for the recommended time

 

[kaphillips438]

Your platties seem to look fine, buying mollies is risky because they normally are shipped in from Japan and China and aren't used to our water qualities

 

[Angelfish owner]

Thank you! I originally got her and another female because i already had a male and female Molly and he seemed to stress her out. So I got two so he wouldn't kill her over stress. The ich has already spread to him so I'll just have to treat the whole tank. I've already got some ich x on the way but it won't get here till Friday. I will get the api because you recommend it and I can get it tomorrow. I don't have any spare tanks because this is my first tank. My platys have no symptoms or spots but I'll still treat them because of exposure.

 

[tunamanphd]

Treatment

Treat entire tank and follow direction on the package . I recommend Fritz FIXICK vs. any other med on the market . It Works and can be used with any water conditioner unlike some of the others on the market . In the future you should QT all new fish prior to placing them with existing stock.
Good Luck

 

[kaphillips438]

Thank you! I originally got her and another female because i already had a male and female Molly and he seemed to stress her out. So I got two so he wouldn't kill her over stress. The ich has already spread to him so I'll just have to treat the whole tank. I've already got some ich x on the way but it won't get here till Friday. I will get the api because you recommend it and I can get it tomorrow. I don't have any spare tanks because this is my first tank. My platys have no symptoms or spots but I'll still treat them because of exposure.

I am not sure where you are located but I'm in Florida and if you would like some healthy mollies I have plenty that you can have for free I have white Mollies grey Mollies and black mollies I have a load of apple snails as well and I am glad to help a fellow hobbyist

 

[Angelfish owner]

Treat entire tank and follow direction on the package . I recommend Fritz FIXICK vs. any other med on the market . It Works and can be used with any water conditioner unlike some of the others on the market . In the future you should QT all new fish prior to placing them with existing stock.
Good Luck

I know but I don't have any spare tanks. I'm working out a plan for that though. I'll look at the Fritz FIXICK and see. Thank you!

 

[Angelfish owner]

I am not sure where you are located but I'm in Florida and if you would like some healthy mollies I have plenty that you can have for free I have white Mollies grey Mollies and black mollies I have a load of apple snails as well and I am glad to help a fellow hobbyist

Thank you very much but right now, my male and my female dalmatian Molly are trying to mate so I'm about to have more mollies than I know what to do with ? (he hasn't figured out that they're 3 females in the tank) I'll keep the offer in mind though