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I think I got a terrible batch of mollies, that has made my female angel sick. Yesterday the last molly was found on the bottom front center of the tank. My female angel is heavy with eggs, so I assumed she went after him sometime after lights out. This afternoon she doesn't look right. Her eyes are somewhat bulged, she can bearly swim, and she looks to be gasping. I added pimafix and melafix immediately. I went to check on her and noticed another white spot on her "chest". I've added "Nox-ich" at full dose. Now she keeps laying on the bottom, as if she's tired. When I nudge her with the net, she "gets up", only to go to a upper corner and then slowly drift back down. I'm at a lost. Can someone tell me what to do?

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Kelly ;o}

As long as your water supply is safe I would do a full water test then 50% water change immediatly.
Add more air and turn off the lights.

As soon as you get the test results done get back to us.

If it is white spot she will develop more spots very quickly. Then you will have to start the White Spot treatment very quickly.

What to get ???? Some one in your general area will know of the best product to use.
If you have any Scaleless fish in the tank CLs for eg a different WS cure will be recommended.

Sorry I could not help you much further. Other than to say start looking for another LFS that only sells quality fish.

Just by chance do you have any SAE in the tank? If so that will be your problem they the SAE actually remove a natural protective slime coating from the Angels and this is usually kills them.

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Keith

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She's gone. Thanks for replying. I'll do a water change in the morning. I will also do a water test, although I won't completely trust it. (Since I had already added meds to the water, it will alter my readings.) There's only one other fish in the tank, her mate, Bulldozer. The other inhabitants are MTS and pond snails. Also lighting was not an issue, I have had the light off all day except for feeding time. (Bulldozer ate, she didn't.)

The white spot appeared to be a little fuzzy, not speckled or peppery.

Right now I'm too depressed to go to the tank for readings. It looks so empty with only Bulldozer in there.

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Kellyjhw
It does upset you when that happens you feel so hopeless.
You can add some Charcoal to remove all the meds. If Bulldozer survives I would not add any for for a while and certainly dont buy them from that same LFS.

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Took my readings:
PH 6.4 (I expected it to be low, since meds always lowers it)
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
NitrAte 5

I'll do a 50% water change and keep an eye on Bulldozer. The weird thing is... I've never had a problem with fish from this store before. It's the best one around, and I trust them before any other store. Unfortunately, the store owner's daughter died recently and they're elderly. So they may be slipping.


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Kelly ;o}