owen0992
Aquarium Advice Freak
I was just wondering because my male sailfin molly has just stopped swimming and laying on the substrate. I've had him for 2 and a half years and would say he was around a year when I got him, making him 3 and a half. He shows no signs of any disease that I know of and isn't even lethargic. Is him just laying on the substrate a sign of old age and impending passing? How long do they usually live? I thought longer but 3.5 is pretty good as he was my first fish and survived whatever newbie mistakes I made, and I made quite a few. The tank he is in has been healthy with no other casualties or illness in 3 months. I set up my hospital tank and dosed some salt and am raising the temp in hopes it gets him back but idk. Is it just his time?
I hope he doesn't go. It will sadden me to no end to see the fish who got me hooked (pun not intended) onto the hobby pass. Last I checked he was stuck to the filter intake. I decided to unplug the thing and just do 20% water changes a day to avoid that problem. Hopefully he'll still be kicking in the morning.
