someone please help me !!
i think two of my female dalmation mollies are sick . . . they're both
-really really still
-their fins look somewhat slicked back, so their body looks all flat.
-they dont swim, only if i give food or if i try to move them.
-whenever they TRY to swim, they look awkward, the fins on the side looks REALLY stiff.
-they kind of teeter and totter when they're swimming, not really big though.
-and now one of my male mollies are gradually becoming like that too.
-i noticed it today after i came back from school around 2:15..
what's wrong ??
are they sick ?!
they werent like this before..
OH AND TWO DAYS AGO I BOUGHT TWO BALLOON MOLLY FISH AND ADDED THEM TO THE TANK.
could it be because of them ??
2007-09-13 14:59:37 · 2 answers · asked by elainechaee 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
oh and they only stay at the surface...
they dont stay still on the ground .
2007-09-13 15:02:22 · update #1
and they were fine with the new fish when they came. they were even perfectly normal last night .
2007-09-13 15:07:52 · update #2
i have the heater on at the temperature 80 degrees farenheit and the tank is 10 gallons. i also have 6 other fish too . but they are all small .
2007-09-13 15:24:35 · update #3
they stay near the heater and the tank is NOT newly set up. the filter is working fine and the tank is not yet too dirty,
2007-09-13 15:27:39 · update #4
You don't mention how large of a tank you have these in, or how long it's been set up. Since this happened after you added new fish, my first thought is that the fish are reacting to high er than normal amounts of ammonia or nitrite from the added wastes. You might find that if you do a 25% water change today, and another tomorrow, the behavior will go away on it's own. Also, keep an eye on the new fish for signs of illness or parasites - they may have something that is now affecting your other fish, but I'd think that if this was the case, they'd show the same behavior.
ADDITION: With the addition of the new fish, I'd suspect the water quality. Adding more fish (and more food for them) increases the amount of ammonia produced in your tank. If you don't have a kit to test your water yourself, take a sample to your pet store and have them test it for you. At least you'll be able to eliminate these possibilities if they aren't the problem. Also, warmer water holds less oxygen than cool - at 80o and a number of fish, there may be less than the ideal amount of oxygen.
2007-09-13 15:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
have you done a water change or clean the tank lately... check the water is the number one thing that gets your fish... and it could be that they are afraid of the new fish and not moving
2007-09-13 22:04:01 · answer #2 · answered by infoman89032 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋