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A molly infected with swim bladder may not survive despite treatment. Swollen gills can be a symptom of a few different problems.
Just floating upside down.
Molly floats vertically in tank. Its not quite 15 gallons and youve got 4 mollies that could easily grow to 4 long each and those four fish would be about as many as youd want in that size tank. The balloon mollies may not grow quite as large as the standard ones will but they will still grow larger and while Neons are small fish you have 6 of them. My female molly fish has been swimming vertically and uncontrollably.
She looks to be in discomfort and has done this every time I clean her tank. I use water conditioner but im out of pH testing strips. This has been worrying me so as I am setting up a community tank tomorrow and need to know could this be an out break disease.
My Molly fish is swimming vertically for 3 days now. Head up and tail down. She also seems to be swimming really hard just to keep herself moving.
I have a oxygen bubble bar at the bottom of the tank. She seems to get a bit of relief when she stays in the column bubbles. Almost like it help her to keep her tail horizontal.
Why is my fish hanging vertically. A fish swimming vertically nose-down can mean one of two things. A few species of fish do this as part of their normal behavior.
However more often than not a fish swimming at odd angles indicates issues with the swim bladder. Swim bladder problems have a host of causes. How do you revive a molly fish.
3 Tank is at its max fill. 3 guppies 3 mollies and 5 platys 4 Heater is on and running at a fixed 78 degrees 5 At water change 1 12 tablespoons of aquarium salt water conditioner bacteria supplement Marineland EASYCAREfor chemistry balance a combination that the fish have been used to for at least the last 2 water changes. Yes Most fish sleep just off the bottom of the tank floating and moving slightly in an upright position 9-12 hrs.
There has to be some sleep time for fish in your aquarium and since they dont close their eyes and lay down its a little difficult to know when they do it. If you notice your molly fish swimming or floating upside down sideways or with his tail higher than his head chances are hes having trouble with his swim bladder. Swim bladder disease treatment is easily done at home.
Chances are good your fish will be back to normal in a. Fungal infections or bacterial infections can both cause molly fish fin rot disease. The proliferation of bacteria and fungus in the tank as a result of ammonia spikes and poor tank conditions are the main culprits for the disease.
If your fish are injured while tank conditions are bad opportunistic bacteria and fungi will take advantage of it. I have two mollies hanging at the top of the tank. Its a 120 gal.
Tank and I have about 30 fish and these are the only two that are acting like this. I had turned off the aerator for a day since it made feeding difficult. I have a fluval fx5 filter and have one of the spouts going to the surface to move the surface.
I have 2 balloon belly mollies in a 2 gallon tank. This morning I noticed one of my mollies was swimming a little vertical I tested the water and everything was fine except there was a teeny bit of ammonia. Should be zip I worked on the water retested it and it then said the ammonia was at zero.
Fish suffering from swim bladder disorder exhibit a variety of symptoms that primarily involve buoyancy including sinking to the bottom or floating at the top of the tank floating upside down or on their sides or struggling to maintain a normal position. A fish with this disorder may float in a strange position possibly vertically on its side or upside down. You may notice that the molly is not able to swim to the top of the tank to eat food.
A molly infected with swim bladder may not survive despite treatment. She hasnt been swimming around too much just kinda floating vertically. She hasnt eaten a whole lot little bites here and there.
And her hole in the back is open and has white around it. Shes very large and I think she might be pregnant but the floating vertically is worrying me. My Molly fish is swimming vertically days now.
It sounds like your fish is suffering from swim bladder disease. The swim bladder is an organ that enables the fish to properly orient itself in the water. When something goes wrong the fish may float swim upside down or at an angle.
Most molly fish can live happily in a tank size as small as 10 gallons. That tank size recommendation is suitable enough for up to four mollies although a larger tank is always appreciated if you have some extra space. For a larger group you need to bump up the tank size by at least three gallons of volume per fish.
Swollen gills can be a symptom of a few different problems. It can be parasites bacterial infection nitrogen poisoning inefficient aeration for your tank size fish stock. If they are a mix there is a small chance they are a variation of false sailfin molly that needs a.
They will float uncontrollably to the top of the aquarium turned upside down while still being alive. In some cases the fish will lay upside down or sideways on the bottom unable to swim upwards. Affected fish will face difficulties when trying to maintain their floating balance as the swim bladder is located in the lower half of the body.
Fish is now in a very hastily assembled hospital tank. He doesnt look well at all. Just floating upside down.
If I couldnt see his gills moving I would think he was dead. Filter is currently off so he doesnt get sucked in or pushed round. I am not hopeful but at least he wont get picked on by the others in his own tank.
A bloated stomach can press against their swim bladder affecting their buoyancy. This is when theyre found to be swimming vertically. Youll know whether a fish is constipated by observing when it poops.
If the stool hangs for some time before falling chances are. Floating to the top of the tank. Sinking to the bottom.
Floating on their sides. Other physical symptoms of the disease include a curved s-like spine and a swollen abdomen. Sometimes affected fish will continue to eat normally or are unable or unwilling to feed at all.
Swim Bladder Disease Causes. I have a sweet male balloon molly- Phinnigan who I have grown quite attached to over the last 2 months. He is the clown of the tank.
He is in there with another balloon mollydot- there are 3 other mollies in there and they always stick together swimming around happily. A float switch is used to monitor the amount of and level of liquid contained in a tank. It can be used as a flood alarm in a pump for monitoring tank levels or remote automation.
Suspended and protected vertical float switch originally designed for swimming pool balance tank Front jellyfish and tuck floats.