What's wrong with my Molly?

Question

She has been swimming pretty much vertically for the past five to seven days now. At first I thought it was a water problem, so I canged some of the water. She wouldn't stop. So I cleaned out the whole bowl. She still wouldn't stop. So I placed her in the little tank in a breeder net (because I keep the all the fry in the small tank) to see if she would react that way to the fry's water. She did. I don't know what's wrong.

Here's a video in case you need a visual to determine exactly what's wrong:

- http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v479/closetpenguin/My%20Babies/?action=view¤t=MOV07472.flv

The white one is the one having the problems, in case it was hard to tell. Oh, and also, I apologize for the poor video quality. My camera's not the highest of tech.

Of course I don't need to tell you, but please tell me what's wrong and how to fix it.

Thank you in advance.

I checked this site:

http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/stressdisease.shtml

And I can safely say it's NOT Ammonia Poisoning because she doesn't have ''red streaking on the fins or body'' or ''purple or red gills''. Her fins are also not ''torn & jagged''.

It's also NOT Swim Bladder Disease because she is able to maintain buoyancy.

Any thing else it could be? She's functioning perfectly normal. She eats, swims, goes up for air within the norm and rests at night. Everything is normal except the fact that she's swimming practically vertically.

Answer 1

Bzzflygirl is correct about the heater & filter. The fish will have problems with water quality being kept in a bowl. The problem with your molly looks like swim bladder disease. See this website for info: http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/stressdisease.shtml

BTW, the video was a good idea - we're always asking people to provide more info about how the fish looks or is acting, and this was perfect!

Answer 2

Great idea using the video, it really helped.

My first bet would be poor water quality. You may not yet see red streaks in the fins, but it can affect the fishes swimming without affecting the fins.

The only other realistic answer is swim bladder disease.

You already have a link that will help you cure either problem, so I would suggest go with the easier to fix first, water quality problems.


MM

Answer 3

Nitrite poisoning caused by toxins building up in the water. You need a large, filtered tank to keep these fish alive much longer. Learn about the nitrogen cycle of aquariums and get a test kit for the water.

Answer 4

YOU HAVE A MOLLY IN A BOWL? Oh my gosh. You need to research before you buy. Mollies need at least 15 gallon tanks, heaters, salt, filters, and they are much more delicate than people think. They can grow to 6 in.

Seriously, it may be because of the horrible ammonia and small space. It was preventative...

EDIT: Try putting in 1-2 teaspoons of salt. Salt does cure everything!

Answer 5

Maybe its the water temperature or needs a filter. Or it can be that it's just lonely or naturally weird. Return it and complain if things don't work out.

Answer 6

Well i know a little bit about fish cause i have some and i have 4 mollys and i think he needs another molly cause he might be lonely

Answer 7

INFECTION? ARE YOU CLEANING THE AQARIUM WITH FILTER, PH OFF? HMM CALL AN AQUARIUM FISH PLACE AND THEY MAY TELL YOU ALL MY FISH DIE SO I GOT A CAT. SORRY.