Not very buoyant molly

Elaine T wrote:

Nikki Casali wrote:

After having got over a problem in which all of my white mollies were
too buoyant, I now have the complete opposite problem with one of
those mollies. This particular molly has no buoyancy whatsoever and
has to battle gravity to reach the water surface. She has lost her
well rounded figure to the point that she looks underfed, although she
is eating whatever is given to her. It's as if the swimming bladder
has been damaged during the period of her being over buoyant.

I presume nothing can "fix" the problem. I've never been able to cure
internal physical problems before. At the moment she can do nothing
but rest on the substrate when she's worn out of swimming.

Nikki

I'd try quarantine and feeding anti-parasitic food.

OK, just purchased a 26 litre quarantine tank. I'm quite sure
anti-parasitic food isn't available in the UK. I've dosed some
anti-bacterial medication for now. I haven't spotted any anti-internal
parasite medication either. I presume it would have to go through the mouth.

Also bring the
Q-tank up to 1 tbsp/gallon salt (0.3%) over a few days.

I've added 1/2 gm per litre or 0.05%. I need 10x more! Let me check.
That would be 3 gm per litre required?

I think I'd need a bubble stream too.

It will kill
any external parasites, and make her much more comfortable. You've got
a good chance if she's eating.


Yes, she snapped up a couple of large flakes this morning.

Nikki