Ill Molly.

[wendy fm]

So my big Black Molly doesn’t appear well. There’s nothing apparently wrong with him. He doesn’t have ant fungus or ich and his fins appear fine. He’s just swimming a little “funny” thinking maybe something with his swim bladder. All the other fish are fine. However they are nippy with him. Even the babies. I don’t want to use meds, so I put in a tablespoon of salt. Is there anything else I can do. Also no bloat or anything really apparent.

 

[Delapool]

Can’t really think of much possible. Is your tank water soft or hard / low ph or high ph?

 

[wendy fm]

Hard, higher ph.,but the fish have been fine with it. Molly’s like harder water. Seems ok. This morning,maybe he just wanted more salt.

 

[Delapool]

It all sounds fine to me. Might be old age.

Normal water change and nothing changed in tank? I find that a really large water change can put them off a bit for example.

 

[wendy fm]

I did a large water change last Sunday, because I accidentally dropped the ph. To acidic and then did two water changes to fix that .
The other fish seemed fine with all of that.

 

[Delapool]

That might be the link perhaps or just a combination of little things would be my guess.

 

[lukeysothworth]

I did a large water change last Sunday, because I accidentally dropped the ph. To acidic and then did two water changes to fix that .
The other fish seemed fine with all of that.

Maybe you should try moving him into a little aquarium all by himself and try the medication

 

[lukeysothworth]

It all sounds fine to me. Might be old age.

Normal water change and nothing changed in tank? I find that a really large water change can put them off a bit for example.

I really do agree

 

[wendy fm]

He seems better today. Not sure of his age, but I’ve had him for nine months and he was fully grown when I got him.

 

[wendy fm]

Up date on Molly, still don’t know what was bothering him, but he had been fine, since last post.

 

[Delapool]

Good news