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Can you help my sick fish2007-11-24 23:10:55

I have a 4 month old dalmation molly who has been spending a lot of time gasping and laying on the gravel or on the heater. She will get up when there is food or the promise of food, but doesn't eat much. Eventually she tuckers out and settles back down.

I think it might be a water issue, because she was in a tank that was still peaking with Nitrites ( I do daily partial water changes on it - abt 50%). I put her in a more cycled tank the other night, but she doesn't seem to be out of the woods, though she swims a little more.

There is nothing weird on her scales or visible on her gills.

Is there anything that can be done for her? I am reluctant to use antibiotics because of her breathing trouble.

Answers:

She is still suffering from the toxins from a cycling tank. As long as no other fish pick on her, she should come around. I don't know if you added any rock salt, but that often helps mollies that are showing signs of stress. Email me if you have any questions.

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Hi, Mollies are a brackish water fish. So may question to you is do you have any salt in the tank? For now I'll assume that you do not have any salt in the tank. You should add one Tablespoon of aquarium salt for each gallon of water that is in the tank. Do this slowly over the next few days. Also mollies do better at a temp of 80 degrees F. I would also increase the temp in the tank slowly as well. Good Luck with your Molly