I have a silver lyretail molly male and he's started acting odd this moring. He is directly vertical, staying in one place, and moving a bit. He is in the corner of the aquarium, just moved but is swimming at a / angle. I've tested my water. All of my levels are perfect. Whats wrong with him!?
2007-02-12 00:42:17 · 8 answers · asked by Shelly W 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
That doesn't sound like swim bladder... when a fish has swim bladder, it looks like he's trying to swim, but he just can't keep himself properly oriented.
He sounds sick. You said your levels are "perfect" - can you be more specific? Perfect to you may not mean the same thing as it would to your fish. What are the exact ammonia and nitrite levels? Anything more than zero is toxic. How about nitrates? They are fine up to 30ppm.
If he's going vertical, he's probably too far gone to be cured, but your best chance is to a water change (30%) and add some aquarium salt (1 round tablespoon per gallon) to perk him up and hopefully make him feel better.
2007-02-12 04:17:18 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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I have a silver lyretail molly male and he's started acting odd this moring. He is directly vertical, staying in one place, and moving a bit. He is in the corner of the aquarium, just moved but is swimming at a / angle. I've tested my water. All of my levels are perfect. Whats wrong with...
2015-08-13 03:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a gravel vaccuum and partial (20% - 25%) water change. anytime you have a fish that looks a little off this should be your first response. clean fish are happy fish. make sure the tank is warm. what kind of fish do you have? mollies and platys and swordtails all prefer slighlty salty water and it cuts down on bacteria and parasites. salt is really bad for some fish like cory cats and dwarf puffers. for tropicals in general 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons is fine. Most are fine at 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons.
Are the mollies fins clamped? Is he eating? these are signs something could be wrong.
2007-02-12 05:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two possibilities that I know of. Swim bladder or congestion. Swim bladder, I don't know anything about, but he probably wouldn’t lose his apatite. Congestion will involve apatite loss and like anything else he needs fiber. I don't know what the diet of a silver lyretail molly is, but try talking to a local pet store. They may have some subjections.
One of my betta fish had this problem, some frozen bloodworms did the trick.
2007-02-12 13:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by halfbrat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he sounds like he's developed a swimbladder problem. there can be a vast number of reasons this could have developed.
have you noticed if he's bloated at all? is he eating ok? if he looks a bit bloated, some cooked de-shelled pea may help, as often constipation can cause swimbladder problems. do not feed him for a day or so, and isolate in a quarantine tank if this is a problem.
add some salt to his water also, mollies like it a bit salty!
swimbladder problems can also be a genetic deformity.
swimbladder problems are notoriously hard to cure completely.
2007-02-12 01:07:09 · answer #6 · answered by catx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with Cat, swim bladder feed him a couple of peas he will be fine
2007-02-15 02:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a swim bladder disorder, he has lost his balance,unfortunately he probably will not survive his ailment.
Sorry.
2007-02-12 12:21:43 · answer #8 · answered by xxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats EXACTLY what happened to my fish but then he died
2007-02-12 00:49:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋