HELP! I have a male Silver Mollie Fish with a red mouth! Think it might be a cut/infection?

Question

Well, as the question states, I have a male Silver Mollie Fish with a red mouth. Right below his mouth is a big red spot. He doesn't look in pain and is eating reguarly. If it is a scratch, what sould I do? if it's something more serios than a scratch, also, WHAT SHOULD I DO???

I have a 2.5 gallon PLASTIC hospital tank, but i don't want to chance using it. All the fish I've put in there have died, including th mother to my sick mollie. :( I think it's due to a whitish film that forms over the top of the water and comes out of the filter. iv'e cleaned it over and over again, but the white film comes back. What causes this? I can't use my hospital tank until this is fixed. I wonder if it has something to do with it being plastic....

PLEASE HELP ME! I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOOSE MY MOLLIE! ALL HELPFUL (stress on HELPFUL!) ANSWERS APPRECIATED!

Answer 1

The first question I would ask is what other fish are in the tank? If they all are mollies or other livebearers I would suggest you add 1 tablespoon of salt per gallon to the tank. That will help prevent the area from getting infected of getting a fungus. Then simply give the fish a few days to see if it starts to heal on it's own before you try any medications.

If the area doesn't get better looking in 2-3 days, or if it gets fuzzy looking feel free to drop me an email and I'll help you out with proper medications.

The white film in your hospital tank is probably nothing at all to worry about and completely harmless to the fish. To be really sure it's not related to the tank, wash out the tank with very hot water several times and scrub it with salt. That will remove any residue in the tank.

MM

Answer 2

most of the fish i have had had that same layer of film, so i doubt that is the problem if i remember correctly its just a by-product of the fish im sorry i couldnt reserch it but here is a website i found that might help! http://en.allexperts.com/q/Freshwater-Aquarium-3216/
good luck id think about changing the tank if i was you though, if this fish doesnt work out message me later if this stuff doesnt help at all

Answer 3

yes it is do to the plastic cause when you clean it. a film will appare in it or on it . but with the fish it might be allergic reaction. thats what i think what the doctor say about the red spot?