Questionhi,
i have 2 rosy barb and 7molly(4male and 3female) in my 10 gallon tank. the problem is my black male molly is laying at the bottom of the tank for last 2 days. i also made water change for them. but still it was sitting at the bottom of tank. it came at feeding time and eat the food. ( i think there are No marks on its body) please tell me what can be problem ? what i can do for it ? i think the water quality is OK because all other fish are fine. thanks for help.
AnswerA 10 gallon tank is not big enough for all the fish you have. The molly fish is a brackish fish and needs to have some salt in their water. Since you have so many fish in the tank, you should be doing water changes twice a week. I would remove the molly and place him in your hospital tank. Add salt at the ratio of 1 teaspoon of aquarium salt to 1 gallon of water. He might be suffering from swim bladder disease. Fast him for 2 days and on the third day feed him a cooked shelled pea, then fast again for 2 days. If this does not help, let me know.