Fish Is Dieing Please Help

fishboy · 06-17-2005, 04:20 AM

My Molly won't leave the tank's bottem. I think he has a type of swim bladder disease. When he does leave the bottem(rarly) he swims very aquardly and returns to the bottem. He is leaning on plants and decor so he won't fall over, if he doesn't he rolls over on his side. His gills pulsing rapedly is the only way to tell he's still alive. he also wouldn't eat. Is there anything i can do for him?

fishboy · 06-17-2005, 04:23 AM

i put him in a net so he can breath through the mesh

fishboy · 06-17-2005, 10:04 AM

he's dead now

. He was my last tropical fish and now all i have is goldfish. I would like to have some reason on his death if you can think of 1

Pac-Man · 06-17-2005, 02:52 PM

Swimbladder disease can be caused by bad water quality. There is also the possibility that a wound he had got infected. Did you keep him in the same tank as your goldfish? They generally like different temps. There are definetely other possibilities as to why he got it, but those are all I can think of at the moment.

**Baby_Baby** · 06-17-2005, 03:07 PM

Yup. definetiely swim bladder disease. sorry about your fishy =(

fishboy · 06-17-2005, 03:34 PM

he had his own 10 gallon after his gourami tankmate had died while i was sleeping. The gourami remained in the tank a few hours while i was sleeping and could have caused a stress problem that might relate to the disease. Also i tried to feed my molly a new food which was larger then his normal food, could this have done anything?

Pac-Man · 06-17-2005, 04:18 PM

I don't really think the food would've played a part in it. The gourami corpse is probably your best bet.

**Shaggy** · 06-17-2005, 05:23 PM

Sorry to hear about your mollie fishboy.

**Baby_Baby** · 06-17-2005, 07:42 PM

Yes. I don't think food would have triggered too much stress. i agree with pac-man. the dead gourami is what probably scared the livin daylights outta the poor guy. sorry about what had happened, i wish i could help ya out more =(

Lexus · 06-17-2005, 08:08 PM

Mollies are goofy like that... I notice we have several that do that a day at work... and are dead by evening

**Fishfirst** · 06-17-2005, 08:47 PM

I too notice problems with that in most livebearers at petsmart. I think its bad genes myself. They reproduce so quickly in captivity, and have no natural preditors, so you get the ones that would do bad more often than in the wild.

**Baby_Baby** · 06-17-2005, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lexus

Mollies are goofy like that... I notice we have several that do that a day at work... and are dead by evening

thats so sad, Lexus

fishboy · 06-17-2005, 09:38 PM

This was my theory with the food: The pellet food i fed him was larger then normal kind he got. I think this large food might have clogged his intestial track because he stoped pooping. The clogged intestine could in theory have put to much presure on the swim bladder and caused the swim bladder to stop functioning properly which led to his death.
But all of your ideas with the gourami corpse seem more understandable

**TheOldSalt** · 06-17-2005, 10:00 PM

Oh, you didn't say the new food was a pellet.
In that case, your theory just might be right.

Still, I'd look for the other usual suspects like disease. You said the fish was breathing rapidly, right?

How are the other fish doing?

fishboy · 06-17-2005, 10:33 PM

TheOldSalt:he was breathing rapidly and there are no other tropical fish

they've all died manly due to my killer gourami. The tank has been drained and packed and will be reatablished in the fall. I do have 2 goldfish in a 10 gallon which are only there till i build my pond.I'm already thinking of what new tropicals to stock in the fall, this time at least i have alittle backround knowledge as this was my 1st year of fish keeping.

06-17-2005, 04:20 AM	#1
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,656	Fish Is Dieing Please Help My Molly won't leave the tank's bottem. I think he has a type of swim bladder disease. When he does leave the bottem(rarly) he swims very aquardly and returns to the bottem. He is leaning on plants and decor so he won't fall over, if he doesn't he rolls over on his side. His gills pulsing rapedly is the only way to tell he's still alive. he also wouldn't eat. Is there anything i can do for him? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

06-17-2005, 04:23 AM	#2
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,656	i put him in a net so he can breath through the mesh __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

06-17-2005, 10:04 AM	#3
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,656	he's dead now . He was my last tropical fish and now all i have is goldfish. I would like to have some reason on his death if you can think of 1 __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

06-17-2005, 02:52 PM	#4
Pac-Man Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Age: 4 Posts: 584	Swimbladder disease can be caused by bad water quality. There is also the possibility that a wound he had got infected. Did you keep him in the same tank as your goldfish? They generally like different temps. There are definetely other possibilities as to why he got it, but those are all I can think of at the moment. __________________ 29g Planted Open Top Community 1x65W Coralife PC, Sand, DIY C02 7 Neon Tetras 8 Lemon Tetras 5 Emerald Brochis 10g Planted Flourite, DIY C02 6x Java Fern 4 Cherry Barbs $$$Get Free CASH from Filling out Easy Surveys. PM me if you want some advice.$$$

06-17-2005, 03:07 PM	#5
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,607	Yup. definetiely swim bladder disease. sorry about your fishy =( __________________ *Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?*

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06-17-2005, 03:34 PM	#6
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,656	he had his own 10 gallon after his gourami tankmate had died while i was sleeping. The gourami remained in the tank a few hours while i was sleeping and could have caused a stress problem that might relate to the disease. Also i tried to feed my molly a new food which was larger then his normal food, could this have done anything? __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

06-17-2005, 04:18 PM	#7
Pac-Man Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Age: 4 Posts: 584	I don't really think the food would've played a part in it. The gourami corpse is probably your best bet. __________________ 29g Planted Open Top Community 1x65W Coralife PC, Sand, DIY C02 7 Neon Tetras 8 Lemon Tetras 5 Emerald Brochis 10g Planted Flourite, DIY C02 6x Java Fern 4 Cherry Barbs $$$Get Free CASH from Filling out Easy Surveys. PM me if you want some advice.$$$

06-17-2005, 05:23 PM	#8
Shaggy Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Behind the Wheel of FishForums.com Age: 32 Posts: 1,051	Sorry to hear about your mollie fishboy.

06-17-2005, 07:42 PM	#9
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,607	Yes. I don't think food would have triggered too much stress. i agree with pac-man. the dead gourami is what probably scared the livin daylights outta the poor guy. sorry about what had happened, i wish i could help ya out more =( __________________ *Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?*

06-17-2005, 08:08 PM	#10
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,402	Mollies are goofy like that... I notice we have several that do that a day at work... and are dead by evening __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 6 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 11 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 1 Betta 15 Neon Tetras

06-17-2005, 08:47 PM	#11
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	I too notice problems with that in most livebearers at petsmart. I think its bad genes myself. They reproduce so quickly in captivity, and have no natural preditors, so you get the ones that would do bad more often than in the wild. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

06-17-2005, 09:38 PM	#13
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,656	This was my theory with the food: The pellet food i fed him was larger then normal kind he got. I think this large food might have clogged his intestial track because he stoped pooping. The clogged intestine could in theory have put to much presure on the swim bladder and caused the swim bladder to stop functioning properly which led to his death. But all of your ideas with the gourami corpse seem more understandable __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

06-17-2005, 10:00 PM	#14
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,253	Oh, you didn't say the new food was a pellet. In that case, your theory just might be right. Still, I'd look for the other usual suspects like disease. You said the fish was breathing rapidly, right? How are the other fish doing?

06-17-2005, 10:33 PM	#15
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,656	TheOldSalt:he was breathing rapidly and there are no other tropical fish they've all died manly due to my killer gourami. The tank has been drained and packed and will be reatablished in the fall. I do have 2 goldfish in a 10 gallon which are only there till i build my pond.I'm already thinking of what new tropicals to stock in the fall, this time at least i have alittle backround knowledge as this was my 1st year of fish keeping. __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

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