Noviceafter2yea
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I don't know what to do. I have a dalmation molly that I moved to a QT tank well over a week ago. In the 20 gallon tank, I noticed her shimmying. It has happened before, but not for this long.
I monitored, but she just sat at the bottom of the tank, literally pulling herself around as though she was paralyzed. She used to be the food bully, but she couldn't get to food in time.
I did as much research as I could and there was not a lot of info on fish pulling herself around. I moved her to a 5gallon QT, that had an elevated N2'reading which I only noticed because she began to look like she couldn't breathe, but also couldn't get to the surface. I changed the entire water to fully cycled water from yet another tank, cranked up the heat, and added aquarium salt. I also began treating with rid ich - taking out the carbon.
For one day only, she was not laying on her side with labored breathing and was swimming around pecking at the funk on the glass and eating some very mashed up peas. That was the only time.
Naturally the filter broke, so I put two emergency air stones in the tank until I Petco opened the next morning. Did a water,test, N2 was still elevated, so I replaced all the water with the cycled water from the other tank.
There have been no white spots, no furry patches, no extra mucous, no visible worms or irregular feces (except the green ones when Imswitched purely to peas).
The biggest difference is her inability to maintain equilibrium and staying on her side scooting along, gravitating to the air stone and sticking her head in it like one would drink from a water fountain. I have gloved my hand and hand fed her peas, which is difficult for her, but she enjoys.
Her scales are not protruding. But she keeps scooting around, somewhat flapping her body to do so.
I have never had a situation where I've contemplating euthanasia and Imdont think Imcan do it - I have a friend over tomorrow and if necessary, he will do it.
Is their any hope for my poor,baby? I change the water regularly - I had the carbon in when I replaced the filter so I could remove residual matter,while,she,was in a bucket, and then removed it when the temp was appropriate and moved her back. Since then, any peas that have escaped my hand have been siphoned with a turkey baster.
Her belly looks sunken in whereas she used to be kind of girthy. I believe she is paralyzed, but has a strong life instinct. There are no readily available medicines for internal parasites if that is what it is.
5gallon, only fish, ammonia 0, N2 0 after a water change in the morning otherwise .25-.5. pH 8.3. Been using aquarium salt, not epsom.
Please advise and sorry for the long description.
I monitored, but she just sat at the bottom of the tank, literally pulling herself around as though she was paralyzed. She used to be the food bully, but she couldn't get to food in time.
I did as much research as I could and there was not a lot of info on fish pulling herself around. I moved her to a 5gallon QT, that had an elevated N2'reading which I only noticed because she began to look like she couldn't breathe, but also couldn't get to the surface. I changed the entire water to fully cycled water from yet another tank, cranked up the heat, and added aquarium salt. I also began treating with rid ich - taking out the carbon.
For one day only, she was not laying on her side with labored breathing and was swimming around pecking at the funk on the glass and eating some very mashed up peas. That was the only time.
Naturally the filter broke, so I put two emergency air stones in the tank until I Petco opened the next morning. Did a water,test, N2 was still elevated, so I replaced all the water with the cycled water from the other tank.
There have been no white spots, no furry patches, no extra mucous, no visible worms or irregular feces (except the green ones when Imswitched purely to peas).
The biggest difference is her inability to maintain equilibrium and staying on her side scooting along, gravitating to the air stone and sticking her head in it like one would drink from a water fountain. I have gloved my hand and hand fed her peas, which is difficult for her, but she enjoys.
Her scales are not protruding. But she keeps scooting around, somewhat flapping her body to do so.
I have never had a situation where I've contemplating euthanasia and Imdont think Imcan do it - I have a friend over tomorrow and if necessary, he will do it.
Is their any hope for my poor,baby? I change the water regularly - I had the carbon in when I replaced the filter so I could remove residual matter,while,she,was in a bucket, and then removed it when the temp was appropriate and moved her back. Since then, any peas that have escaped my hand have been siphoned with a turkey baster.
Her belly looks sunken in whereas she used to be kind of girthy. I believe she is paralyzed, but has a strong life instinct. There are no readily available medicines for internal parasites if that is what it is.
5gallon, only fish, ammonia 0, N2 0 after a water change in the morning otherwise .25-.5. pH 8.3. Been using aquarium salt, not epsom.
Please advise and sorry for the long description.