What happens when a Mollie gets stuck behind the filter?

[Bill & Kel Turnbull]

Hi all,

Had a scare with one of my mollies (who was pregnant, I think! big black
gravid spot) the other night... I went to say hello and couldnt find the
white chicky babe mollie, she was stuck pointing straight down behind the
spongey filter in the corner of the tank.

I got her out and she didnt look too well, she was still moving about but
pretty slowly... In the morning I saw she was swimming at one moment, then
lying sideways on the bottom later... I gave her a little nudge and she got
up and swam around a bit more... Ten minutes later I found her on the bottom
again, nudged again and off she went.

For the next few days she, didnt swim or eat much, just sat in the plants on
the surface and let out a long line of "stuff" which didnt quite look like
poop... :) I'm assuming it may have been the un-made bubbies, as the gravid
spot is all but gone... poor mollie

Today she seems fine, zips around again with the others and has her appetite
back... Im much happier!

The reason I posted this was to;
1. warn any newbies to make sure there is sufficient room behind objects
which fish could get stuck behind...
2. See if anyone may know what happens to a fish when it gets stuck
pointing straight down and cant move...

Anyone got any ideas??

Thanks, Bill

PS Yes I have moved the Filter away from the tank walls..

[Iain Miller]

"Bill & Kel Turnbull" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> Had a scare with one of my mollies (who was pregnant, I think! big black
> gravid spot) the other night... I went to say hello and couldnt find the
> white chicky babe mollie, she was stuck pointing straight down behind the
> spongey filter in the corner of the tank.
>
> I got her out and she didnt look too well, she was still moving about but
> pretty slowly... In the morning I saw she was swimming at one moment, then
> lying sideways on the bottom later... I gave her a little nudge and she
got
> up and swam around a bit more... Ten minutes later I found her on the
bottom
> again, nudged again and off she went.
>
> For the next few days she, didnt swim or eat much, just sat in the plants
on
> the surface and let out a long line of "stuff" which didnt quite look like
> poop... :) I'm assuming it may have been the un-made bubbies, as the
gravid
> spot is all but gone... poor mollie
>
> Today she seems fine, zips around again with the others and has her
appetite
> back... Im much happier!
>
> The reason I posted this was to;
> 1. warn any newbies to make sure there is sufficient room behind objects
> which fish could get stuck behind...
> 2. See if anyone may know what happens to a fish when it gets stuck
> pointing straight down and cant move...
>
> Anyone got any ideas??

Long stringy (usually white) poop can be a sign of an internal parisite or
bacterial infection of some sort. Fish affected by these can appear fine and
then just go downhill fast...suggest you keep an eye out.

I.

[NetMax]

"Iain Miller" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Bill & Kel Turnbull" > wrote in
message
> ...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Had a scare with one of my mollies (who was pregnant, I think! big
black
> > gravid spot) the other night... I went to say hello and couldnt find
the
> > white chicky babe mollie, she was stuck pointing straight down behind
the
> > spongey filter in the corner of the tank.
> >
> > I got her out and she didnt look too well, she was still moving about
but
> > pretty slowly... In the morning I saw she was swimming at one moment,
then
> > lying sideways on the bottom later... I gave her a little nudge and
she
> got
> > up and swam around a bit more... Ten minutes later I found her on the
> bottom
> > again, nudged again and off she went.
> >
> > For the next few days she, didnt swim or eat much, just sat in the
plants
> on
> > the surface and let out a long line of "stuff" which didnt quite look
like
> > poop... :) I'm assuming it may have been the un-made bubbies, as the
> gravid
> > spot is all but gone... poor mollie
> >
> > Today she seems fine, zips around again with the others and has her
> appetite
> > back... Im much happier!
> >
> > The reason I posted this was to;
> > 1. warn any newbies to make sure there is sufficient room behind
objects
> > which fish could get stuck behind...
> > 2. See if anyone may know what happens to a fish when it gets stuck
> > pointing straight down and cant move...
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas??
>
> Long stringy (usually white) poop can be a sign of an internal parisite
or
> bacterial infection of some sort. Fish affected by these can appear
fine and
> then just go downhill fast...suggest you keep an eye out.
>
> I.


There is also a fair possibility that the fish was behind the filter
intentionally. When they are not feeling well, other fish will often
harass them (hastening their demise for a free meal), so sick fish often
jam themselves into some corner to escape attention. Don't be too
surprised to find the same fish in some other tight spot.

I'd suggest giving your Mollies some greens (blanched lettuce, zucchini
etc) and if the rest of the community will tolerate it, some salt in the
water wouldn't do any harm (tbsp/5g).
--
www.NetMax.tk

[RedForeman ©®]

|| Hi all,
||
|| Had a scare with one of my mollies (who was pregnant, I think! big
|| black gravid spot) the other night... I went to say hello and
|| couldnt find the white chicky babe mollie, she was stuck pointing
|| straight down behind the spongey filter in the corner of the tank.
||
|| I got her out and she didnt look too well, she was still moving
|| about but pretty slowly... In the morning I saw she was swimming at
|| one moment, then lying sideways on the bottom later... I gave her a
|| little nudge and she got up and swam around a bit more... Ten
|| minutes later I found her on the bottom again, nudged again and off
|| she went.
||
|| For the next few days she, didnt swim or eat much, just sat in the
|| plants on the surface and let out a long line of "stuff" which didnt
|| quite look like poop... :) I'm assuming it may have been the un-made
|| bubbies, as the gravid spot is all but gone... poor mollie
||
|| Today she seems fine, zips around again with the others and has her
|| appetite back... Im much happier!
||
|| The reason I posted this was to;
|| 1. warn any newbies to make sure there is sufficient room behind
|| objects which fish could get stuck behind...
|| 2. See if anyone may know what happens to a fish when it gets stuck
|| pointing straight down and cant move...
||
|| Anyone got any ideas??
||
|| Thanks, Bill
||
|| PS Yes I have moved the Filter away from the tank walls..

I have a grow out tank that has some baby kribs in it.. there was a time
when the breeding net was still in there, and 2 wedged themselves between it
and the glass... lost all their color... they're ok now, but it sure does
make you hold your breath....

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is that better??

[Bill & Kel Turnbull]

mmmmm

yes maybe your right... she is sitting lips first almost upside down at the
moment, also the silver shark seems to be spending a lot of time at about 30
degrees forward...

The 3 guppies and other 2 mollies seem fine.

Any suggestions on what to proactively treat them with?

I guess it would be hard to guess at without more symptoms...

Starting to feel sad again...
Bill


"Iain Miller" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Bill & Kel Turnbull" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Had a scare with one of my mollies (who was pregnant, I think! big black
> > gravid spot) the other night... I went to say hello and couldnt find the
> > white chicky babe mollie, she was stuck pointing straight down behind
the
> > spongey filter in the corner of the tank.
> >
> > I got her out and she didnt look too well, she was still moving about
but
> > pretty slowly... In the morning I saw she was swimming at one moment,
then
> > lying sideways on the bottom later... I gave her a little nudge and she
> got
> > up and swam around a bit more... Ten minutes later I found her on the
> bottom
> > again, nudged again and off she went.
> >
> > For the next few days she, didnt swim or eat much, just sat in the
plants
> on
> > the surface and let out a long line of "stuff" which didnt quite look
like
> > poop... :) I'm assuming it may have been the un-made bubbies, as the
> gravid
> > spot is all but gone... poor mollie
> >
> > Today she seems fine, zips around again with the others and has her
> appetite
> > back... Im much happier!
> >
> > The reason I posted this was to;
> > 1. warn any newbies to make sure there is sufficient room behind
objects
> > which fish could get stuck behind...
> > 2. See if anyone may know what happens to a fish when it gets stuck
> > pointing straight down and cant move...
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas??
>
> Long stringy (usually white) poop can be a sign of an internal parisite or
> bacterial infection of some sort. Fish affected by these can appear fine
and
> then just go downhill fast...suggest you keep an eye out.
>
> I.
>
>

[BillT]

Miss mollie left us on saturday morning...

Keeping a close on on the other guys n gals


"Bill & Kel Turnbull" > wrote in message
...
> mmmmm
>
> yes maybe your right... she is sitting lips first almost upside down at
the
> moment, also the silver shark seems to be spending a lot of time at about
30
> degrees forward...
>
> The 3 guppies and other 2 mollies seem fine.
>
> Any suggestions on what to proactively treat them with?
>
> I guess it would be hard to guess at without more symptoms...
>
> Starting to feel sad again...
> Bill
>
>
> "Iain Miller" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Bill & Kel Turnbull" > wrote in
message
> > ...
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Had a scare with one of my mollies (who was pregnant, I think! big
black
> > > gravid spot) the other night... I went to say hello and couldnt find
the
> > > white chicky babe mollie, she was stuck pointing straight down behind
> the
> > > spongey filter in the corner of the tank.
> > >
> > > I got her out and she didnt look too well, she was still moving about
> but
> > > pretty slowly... In the morning I saw she was swimming at one moment,
> then
> > > lying sideways on the bottom later... I gave her a little nudge and
she
> > got
> > > up and swam around a bit more... Ten minutes later I found her on the
> > bottom
> > > again, nudged again and off she went.
> > >
> > > For the next few days she, didnt swim or eat much, just sat in the
> plants
> > on
> > > the surface and let out a long line of "stuff" which didnt quite look
> like
> > > poop... :) I'm assuming it may have been the un-made bubbies, as the
> > gravid
> > > spot is all but gone... poor mollie
> > >
> > > Today she seems fine, zips around again with the others and has her
> > appetite
> > > back... Im much happier!
> > >
> > > The reason I posted this was to;
> > > 1. warn any newbies to make sure there is sufficient room behind
> objects
> > > which fish could get stuck behind...
> > > 2. See if anyone may know what happens to a fish when it gets stuck
> > > pointing straight down and cant move...
> > >
> > > Anyone got any ideas??
> >
> > Long stringy (usually white) poop can be a sign of an internal parisite
or
> > bacterial infection of some sort. Fish affected by these can appear fine
> and
> > then just go downhill fast...suggest you keep an eye out.
> >
> > I.
> >
> >
>
>

[Dr Engelbert Buxbaum]

Bill & Kel Turnbull wrote:

> Any suggestions on what to proactively treat them with?

If it's an internal infection, medicated food for about 10 days could
clear it, I have made good experience with TetraMedica (which contains
the antibiotic tetracyclin).