janson wrote:
Sorry but my mollie has passed away

shaft is now swimming in the big wide waterways.

any help would be apprciated in stopping it happening to another fish
tho

Thanks again for any input

think it was dropsy aswell (scales stuck out after death)

I dont think you had dropsy. Your pH is still too low for mollies, and
as stated by Dick in another post, Mollies can be difficult. Make sure
your ammonia and nitites are 0 and stay there. Again KH is very
important, especially for mollies.
You can treat with Pimafix or a stronger treatment of
Kanacy/Nitrofurazone, but until your aquarium has the right conditions
all the medications in the world will not help.
http://aquarium-medictions.blogspot.com/

Glad to here your pH is increasing, and sorry to hear about your latest
loss.

Good luck, Carl