Sick Molly--Lip Problem--Need Advice

[rapdor]

Help needed please folks. A beautiful white sailfin molly I bought three
days ago has developed a very sore lip. Both my wife and I noticed that
her lip seemed large after the first day, but this morning I noticed it is
red and enlarged and has little stringy bits hanging off it. It looks very
sore. She's holding her mouth open a lot, but is still eating and otherwise
seems ok--top fin is still up. I've started with a course of melafix but
don't know if thats really what I should be doing. (The other three mollys
bought at the same time are all fine.) Any advice you can give based on
this inadequate description will be much appreciated

[Surgicalrn]

in article , rapdor at
wrote on 10/17/03 9:47 PM:

> I've started with a course of melafix but
> don't know if thats really what I should be doing.
That sounds like what I would be doing in your situation. My silver
lyretails are both gorgeous and having babies as we speak! They are very
attractive for livebearers ;-) Also salt... do you have any in the tank? If
it does't have fish that can't stand salt in it I would highly recommend
adding salt to the tank.

[rapdor]

no, i cant use salt--too many other fish in the tank that wouldnt take to it
anyway i will just add melafix daily and pray to my higher power that
something good happens


"Surgicalrn" > wrote in message
...
> in article , rapdor at
> wrote on 10/17/03 9:47 PM:
>
> > I've started with a course of melafix but
> > don't know if thats really what I should be doing.
> That sounds like what I would be doing in your situation. My silver
> lyretails are both gorgeous and having babies as we speak! They are very
> attractive for livebearers ;-) Also salt... do you have any in the tank?
If
> it does't have fish that can't stand salt in it I would highly recommend
> adding salt to the tank.
>