"nut" wrote in message
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Köi-Lö wrote:
"JeffinMS" wrote in message
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"Köi-Lö" wrote in message
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It probably died, was nibbled on and quickly
decomposed.
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Does this decomposition affect the tank negatively in any way?
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Yes as it releases ammonia and some diseases would also remain behind
I was told. If it's gone don't worry about it, or do an extra
partial water change of perhaps 50%.

Jeffin didn't mention the size of his tank, nor what filtration is in
place, but i think a 50% water change for a missing molly is a little
drastic!

It was just a suggestion.

"Broken back" is not a disease and cannot be transmitted to other fish...

But we can't know what else the fish suffered from or may have carried.

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rotting fish is no worse than any other rotting food... with sufficient
filtration all that should happen is a slight rise in nitrates.

That depends on the size of the dead fish and the size of the tank.

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