AwesomeMarioFan
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Silver Molly Unhealthy - Urgent
Hello,
Our tank water has gotten pretty bad lately and our silver molly is not doing so well. We did a water test yesterday and the bad parameters were pH (which seemed to be around 8.1, and nitrates which I believe was around 120PPM (Which seems to be pretty bad looking at the scale). We did an immediate 30-35% change, but I was worried too much more would make it even worse (since I read that they get used to the conditions of the tank).
Within the last ~1 week, our molly also has had decreased energy and won't eat as much as the other guppies in the tank, and also seems to be losing color in his fins and getting very thin. I thought that this must be a problem with diet, since his diet has not been well lately (only flakes, and sometimes since everyone in our family feeds them it's hard to keep track of when they were fed and when they weren't). It is a male fish and he is about 1.5 years old, but was usually pretty healthy. We recently purchased freeze-dried shrimp and are occasionally feeding them this to add variety to his diet. He also looks like he is swimming oddly, which may be caused by what seems to be a small curve in his spine (it is hard to tell though if it is curved or not). Researching about possible diseases, I found fish TB, and vitamin deficiency, however I am not sure which of these it is, or if it is something else entirely. Could someone help us out? I will post pictures in a second, just want to get the message posted now.
Hello,
Our tank water has gotten pretty bad lately and our silver molly is not doing so well. We did a water test yesterday and the bad parameters were pH (which seemed to be around 8.1, and nitrates which I believe was around 120PPM (Which seems to be pretty bad looking at the scale). We did an immediate 30-35% change, but I was worried too much more would make it even worse (since I read that they get used to the conditions of the tank).
Within the last ~1 week, our molly also has had decreased energy and won't eat as much as the other guppies in the tank, and also seems to be losing color in his fins and getting very thin. I thought that this must be a problem with diet, since his diet has not been well lately (only flakes, and sometimes since everyone in our family feeds them it's hard to keep track of when they were fed and when they weren't). It is a male fish and he is about 1.5 years old, but was usually pretty healthy. We recently purchased freeze-dried shrimp and are occasionally feeding them this to add variety to his diet. He also looks like he is swimming oddly, which may be caused by what seems to be a small curve in his spine (it is hard to tell though if it is curved or not). Researching about possible diseases, I found fish TB, and vitamin deficiency, however I am not sure which of these it is, or if it is something else entirely. Could someone help us out? I will post pictures in a second, just want to get the message posted now.