CaptainMako
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hey everyone.
So some of you have maybe caught me whoring the chat room for help, but I will explain for those that haven't had to endure that.
I have a twenty-nine gallon freshwater tank with six dalmatian mollies.
The current situation is stressing me out beyond belief. Several of my mollies are developing pop-eye, and all of them are beginning to develop fungus. One molly has a torn up tail fin. I have asked and asked you guys, but I mainly seem to be getting advice on how to cycle my tank (which I never did) instead of how to ensure these fish survive.
I have had the mollies for 3 or 4 months now. My girlfriend gave them to me when I wanted into the hobby. They were in horrible condition, green water, one gallon tank, etc. for I don't know how long. When I got them, I cleaned it out and all of that, and soon after upgraded them to a 29 gallon tank. Since then, I have only had one other issue and that was a fungal attack that I quelled. My issue is PWC's. I am still a beginner so I did not understand how often I was supposed to do them. That was probably where my problem came from, because I did them every two weeks. They have had a long stretch of perfect health and I noticed the other day that two of them had pop eye. I just keep finding more little symptoms each day.
On the 3rd I did a 50% water change. Last night I put the first dose of API Pimafix (anti-fungal treatment) into the tank because it worked last time. The only other tool I have at my disposal is API Aquarium salt that I was incorrectly using to try and make the water brackish. The tank shouldn't have any salt in it now.
I have had recommendations to do 50% water changes, buy chemicals like AmQuel and Maracyn/Maracyn 2 and altogether euthanize the fish.
I am fifteen years old with a parent who doesn't understand the PWC thing, so the constant changes of water will probably spur anger. My mobility to Petco (My only choice for anything locally) is limited without personal transportation, and money is tight sometimes. There is also a flight of stairs between my sink and my tank, and I have a minor tendon issue in my legs, so PWC's can be tricky. I've been trying to treat it with what I have, but they might need treatment that I cannot give them.
So I want educated thoughts. If you guys think I should euthanize the fish, I will do so. If you think it can be treated, tell me what I need and tell me, in newbie terminology, what to do.
I am looking to cure the mollies and keep them alive, and identify what it is I am doing wrong that causes these things to happen. If it requires more consistent PWC's, I have learned a lesson and will do so.
Thanks guys, any help would be appreciated.
I apologize in advance if I at all seem moody, there's a lot else going on and now my first tank is in distress after thinking it was perfect. I wanted to be responsible for another living thing, guess I got what I asked for.
-Shaun
So some of you have maybe caught me whoring the chat room for help, but I will explain for those that haven't had to endure that.
I have a twenty-nine gallon freshwater tank with six dalmatian mollies.
The current situation is stressing me out beyond belief. Several of my mollies are developing pop-eye, and all of them are beginning to develop fungus. One molly has a torn up tail fin. I have asked and asked you guys, but I mainly seem to be getting advice on how to cycle my tank (which I never did) instead of how to ensure these fish survive.
I have had the mollies for 3 or 4 months now. My girlfriend gave them to me when I wanted into the hobby. They were in horrible condition, green water, one gallon tank, etc. for I don't know how long. When I got them, I cleaned it out and all of that, and soon after upgraded them to a 29 gallon tank. Since then, I have only had one other issue and that was a fungal attack that I quelled. My issue is PWC's. I am still a beginner so I did not understand how often I was supposed to do them. That was probably where my problem came from, because I did them every two weeks. They have had a long stretch of perfect health and I noticed the other day that two of them had pop eye. I just keep finding more little symptoms each day.
On the 3rd I did a 50% water change. Last night I put the first dose of API Pimafix (anti-fungal treatment) into the tank because it worked last time. The only other tool I have at my disposal is API Aquarium salt that I was incorrectly using to try and make the water brackish. The tank shouldn't have any salt in it now.
I have had recommendations to do 50% water changes, buy chemicals like AmQuel and Maracyn/Maracyn 2 and altogether euthanize the fish.
I am fifteen years old with a parent who doesn't understand the PWC thing, so the constant changes of water will probably spur anger. My mobility to Petco (My only choice for anything locally) is limited without personal transportation, and money is tight sometimes. There is also a flight of stairs between my sink and my tank, and I have a minor tendon issue in my legs, so PWC's can be tricky. I've been trying to treat it with what I have, but they might need treatment that I cannot give them.
So I want educated thoughts. If you guys think I should euthanize the fish, I will do so. If you think it can be treated, tell me what I need and tell me, in newbie terminology, what to do.
I am looking to cure the mollies and keep them alive, and identify what it is I am doing wrong that causes these things to happen. If it requires more consistent PWC's, I have learned a lesson and will do so.
Thanks guys, any help would be appreciated.
I apologize in advance if I at all seem moody, there's a lot else going on and now my first tank is in distress after thinking it was perfect. I wanted to be responsible for another living thing, guess I got what I asked for.
-Shaun