Another unwell balloon molly

"Ionizer" wrote in message
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I've got four small white balloon mollies in a ten-gallon planted tank

Many thanks, Elaine and NetMax. I did another partial water change
yesterday, adding a bit of salt as Elaine recommended. Twenty-four
hours later as I write this, all four balloons are in the air. The
lethargic one isn't 100%, but seems noticeably more active than when I
first posted. Tomorrow, I'll head over to the local SuperPet and have a
look for the antiparasitic food Elaine mentioned. It couldn't hurt,
right? I think I'll also see what other food they have available-
perhaps all of our fish would benefit from something other than the
flakes we've been giving them since we first set up our main tank at the
beginning of April. Many of our fish, according to my Googling,
appreciate freeze-dried bloodworm, tubifex and brine shrimp in their
diet. If nothing else, they've all been through a lot and deserve a
treat.

Regards,
Ian.

Ionizer wrote:
"Ionizer" wrote in message
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I've got four small white balloon mollies in a ten-gallon planted tank


Many thanks, Elaine and NetMax. I did another partial water change
yesterday, adding a bit of salt as Elaine recommended. Twenty-four
hours later as I write this, all four balloons are in the air. The
lethargic one isn't 100%, but seems noticeably more active than when I
first posted. Tomorrow, I'll head over to the local SuperPet and have a
look for the antiparasitic food Elaine mentioned. It couldn't hurt,
right? I think I'll also see what other food they have available-
perhaps all of our fish would benefit from something other than the
flakes we've been giving them since we first set up our main tank at the
beginning of April. Many of our fish, according to my Googling,
appreciate freeze-dried bloodworm, tubifex and brine shrimp in their
diet. If nothing else, they've all been through a lot and deserve a
treat.

Regards,
Ian.


Treat foods are great to vary your fish's diets. If you want to treat
mollies, try algae flakes or maybe some cucumber. They love veggies.

I'm glad to hear they've perked up.

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