I think my molly is pregnant and I know it has a disease called ich so I've been putting salt in the tank like another forum told me. now this mollie is chasing my other mollie when it gets near the top of the tank. what should I do??? is there another way to get rid of its disease and see if its pregnant?
2007-02-24 08:15:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
first of all I don't have a tropical tank and its only one gallon. should I do anything specific for that? oh and I don't have a heater.
2007-02-24 11:03:00 · update #1
If you have ick you need to treat the entire tank, not just the one fish.
White spot disease or Ick is a parasite in your aquarium. To dispell some common myths it is not caused by poor water quality or low temperatures, or ammonia, or dirty filters or anything else like that. It does not lurk around in a tank waiting to attack fish, it does not only attack weakened fish, it is not airborne. None of that is true. It is caused by a secific parasite and must be introduced into the tank. This usually happens when you bring in new fish from an infected tank. The best trestment for ick in a tropical aquariums is:
Change a large portion of the water, about 50-60% while cleaning the gravel very well.
Clean the filter and change all the media but leave out the carbon.
Add 4 tablespoons of salt per 5 gallons of the tank.
Raise the temperature to 86-90 F. Raise it slowly, about 1 degree per hour. You may need to add an airstone or two depending on the type of fish and how heavily the tank is stocked.
Add a good ick medication as directed on the bottle. Try to find a medication that used Malachite Green as the active ingredient. (CAUTION: Malachite Green is a known carcinogen. Be careful not to get it on your skin!)
Change 25% or more of the water daily being sure to clean the gravel as you do so.
Continue the treatment for at least 7 days after you see the last white spots on any of the fish.
After the treament, return the carbon to your filter and lower the temperature to normal.
This will work and will remove the ick from your tank.
MM
2007-02-24 08:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put your molly in a separate small aquarium by itself and treat it for ich. Hopefully the ich will clear up before she gives birth. In the meantime, you need to also treat the aquarium she was in originally as the ich organism is still in the water as well as may be infecting the other fish. They sell products to eliminate the itch at pet stores as well as discount stores like Wal-Mart, etc.
Good luck!
2007-02-24 08:22:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your fish have ich, you must treat the whole tank. Go to you local pet shop and get some methylene blue. It's specifically for ich. It is harmless to the fish if you follow the directions..
2007-02-24 08:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a specific chemical available at your fish supply store for ich. Harmless to a pregnant fish, so treat away and then enjoy your new fishes.
2007-02-24 08:19:12 · answer #4 · answered by boxersgirlbunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut back down on the feed and my pink mural have been given prego and the black lab offered super too however the medical docs stated she replace into jealous and faking a prego. this happens wen different females that are prego are around a non prego dogs. This or shes gaining weight and if not u gained puppies so as which you will have the skill to observe her nipples and if the tip up super shes prego
2016-10-16 10:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will get very fat if its pregnant try some medicine from aquariumshop to cure it
2007-02-24 08:18:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋