Molly with inflamed lips and red head

[hillz45]

I have a 10 gallon fish tank with mollies, swordtails, and a platy. i woke up this morning to find my pregnant molly that i bought from the store about 4 days ago with signs of mouth rot? im not completely sure, so ive attached the best possible pic. petco said to use pimafix so ive dosed the tank with that, now just playing the waiting game. i really dont want to lose her, she was my most active fish in the tank. she has no interest in food of course, and is laying low and very lethargic. i've isolated her into a 1.5 gallon tank with an undergravel filter. please help me out if you have over come this fungus or bacteria. thanks

 

[Lupin]

to MFK!

I find it difficult to be positive that you're dealing with mouth rot. Let's try to add more details before we try anything else.

1. What are your water parameters (in both main and hospital tank)?
2. What test kit do you use?
3. How long have you kept that fish?
4. What do you normally feed them?
5. When was the last fish introduced? Was it quarantined?

In the meantime, please make sure your hospital tank is already cycled. Trouble however is the space is too small for your fish. Transfer the fish to a much larger container. A rubbermaid tub or bucket will do it. You may borrow the established filter media from your established tank to ensure the ammonia and nitrite are kept by the beneficial bacteria in check.

To better protect the fish from possible infections (bacteria), I'd recommend that you add sodium chloride. A teaspoon per gallon must be added every 12 hours. Add this in 3 sets until you have a total of three teaspoons per gallon. Whether it's iodized, that is not the issue. The only additive to watch out for is yellow prussiate. Just make sure you are using sodium chloride, not marine salt, not rift lake salt.

 

[Tahliagandon]

Dropsy
Physical/Behavioral Signs/Symptoms:

• Bloating
• Protruding scales

Cause:
A bacterial infection of the kidneys, which causes fluid accumulation or renal failure. It appears to create problems only in weakened fish. May stem from untidy aquarium conditions.

Treatment:

Remove filter carbon and turn off UV sterilizer. Add one tablet per day to each 5 gallons of water. Treat for 5 consecutive days. Repeat until symptoms clear. External treatments are challenging; preventative care with regular water changes, maintaining ideal aquarium chemistry and adding aquarium salt is highly recommended.

 

[Tahliagandon]

Hi, I have been endeavoring to fishless cycle my 10 gallon tank. I have the water set to 82 degrees, expert janitorial quality smelling salts and my channel going. I likewise bought an ace test unit. I began on January fifth (31 days back). I am including 4 drops of alkali daily simultaneously. My testing shows that my smelling salts is high I despite everything still can't seem to perceive any nitrites whatsoever. I just re-read the guide and I figure my issue might be that I have included more than 4 ppm smelling salts. Any musings or counsel? I connected pics of my tank, smelling salts container and test outcomes.

Much obliged!

 

[kno4te]

Hi, I have been endeavoring to fishless cycle my 10 gallon tank. I have the water set to 82 degrees, expert janitorial quality smelling salts and my channel going. I likewise bought an ace test unit. I began on January fifth (31 days back). I am including 4 drops of alkali daily simultaneously. My testing shows that my smelling salts is high I despite everything still can't seem to perceive any nitrites whatsoever. I just re-read the guide and I figure my issue might be that I have included more than 4 ppm smelling salts. Any musings or counsel? I connected pics of my tank, smelling salts container and test outcomes.

Much obliged!

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[kno4te]

Dropsy
Physical/Behavioral Signs/Symptoms:

• Bloating
• Protruding scales

Cause:
A bacterial infection of the kidneys, which causes fluid accumulation or renal failure. It appears to create problems only in weakened fish. May stem from untidy aquarium conditions.

Treatment:

Remove filter carbon and turn off UV sterilizer. Add one tablet per day to each 5 gallons of water. Treat for 5 consecutive days. Repeat until symptoms clear. External treatments are challenging; preventative care with regular water changes, maintaining ideal aquarium chemistry and adding aquarium salt is highly recommended.

Replied to a 10 yo thread. Doubt the fish is till alive.