Molly died!

by **Nataliey** Wed 21 Apr 2010 - 23:13

One of my daughters female mollies died this evening, there was no signs of illness and all the other mollies in the tank where ok in their group. My daughter is distraught and burst into tears crying

Dont understand why she died though scratch

Told my daughter she can get another female at the weekend it kinda cheered her up but not a lot.

by **SheenaShoup** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 0:31

Sometimes things like that happen. Just a week ago, Zeva one of my female guppies just up and died. I now have replaced her with 'Not George' (Thanks to the honey) but still have no clue why she died other then she was from the lfs scratch

Good luck on the next girl. RIP Molly. hug

by **silverrabbit** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 1:15

Livebearers are prone to just suddenly going without warning. Think it's to do with the fact that they have interbred so much that they are weaker now. Sometimes livebearers do a bit better with a touch of salt in their tanks (more the lyretail ones that are brackish), but I don't do brackish so can't really offer advice there.

by **kizno1** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 19:13

silverrabbit wrote: Think it's to do with the fact that they have interbred so much that they are weaker now.

not always because some of the strongest ones are interbreed to create new strains that can be alot stronger and healthier.

by **Nataliey** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 20:09

so any ideas what else it could have been kizno?? Or should i just take it it was what silverrabbit said?? scratch

by **kizno1** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 20:11

how many males and females do you have? could she have been getting harrassed? it could just have been a natrual death.

by **Nataliey** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 20:20

I had 6 females and 2 adult males and 1 very young male. They always got on great, always swim round in the group very careing of one another as i could always see...never any nipping by either male or female. Thats why i was shocked when i saw her floating on top.
Dont see what it couldve been.

by **kizno1** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 20:24

fair enough. and there was no swelling or fungus or anythink?

by **Nataliey** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 20:56

No nothing checked her and couldnt find anything

by **kizno1** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 20:56

really dont have a clue then it could have just been a natural death.

by **silverrabbit** Thu 22 Apr 2010 - 21:38

Well around here I don't know anyone who have had livebearers last very long. There maybe some lines bred a certain way for certain traits via inbreeding, but IMO it just makes them manky lol!

by **Nataliey** Mon 10 May 2010 - 22:37

Cant believe it another molly was found dead this morning at the bottom of the tank looks like he might have died during the night. I had noticed though that quite a few times the male orange molly had been chasing him and flaring his fin on his back at him. I think it must be that the orange molly is very dominant as he keeps the girls together near him.
Although saying that, the reproduction in the tank may slow down a bit now (i know thats mean but its true!)

by **Nataliey** Wed 12 May 2010 - 18:14

After all the problems iv had with the molly tank even more mollies have died, i only have 7 left Sad

by **Nataliey** Wed 26 May 2010 - 10:23

Just to update, since the problems in my big tank that i shut down for the moment and the 5 mollies that had survived, well sadly they have all died now. This morning the adult dalmation had died and the 2 babies kinda killed themselves last night! The babies had managed to sit on top of the filter out of the water and died! Sad

So this tank will be on shut down too until i get back off my holidays.

Going to totally gut both tanks and start from stratch!

by **kizno1** Wed 26 May 2010 - 17:18

Did you test your water?Ive never heard of mollys jumping out could have been bad water conditions?

by **Nataliey** Wed 26 May 2010 - 17:44

Didnt jump out of tank just on top of the filter...was shocked myself! No not tested water...tank is now on shut down, fed up!

by **kizno1** Wed 26 May 2010 - 17:48

still wouldnt have though it would have jumped onto that. how did it not wiggle of.

by **Nataliey** Wed 26 May 2010 - 18:08

I dont know, i discovered the 2 there when it was too late. There was no way they could have swam up there as the filter top was slightly out the water. Wouldve thought myself that they could've wriggled off but didnt. Im clueless!

by **kizno1** Wed 26 May 2010 - 18:09

duno then. hope you have better luck with your next stock.

by **Nataliey** Wed 26 May 2010 - 18:11

Im not stocking up again im cleaning the tank and selling it, fed up of all my bad luck

by **kizno1** Wed 26 May 2010 - 18:15

O fair enough. I wouldn't just give up because of a few bad things just strip it down and start from scratch. Ive had so many problems over the last few years but kept trying and haven't had any problems or fish die in quite a few months now.

by **Nataliey** Wed 26 May 2010 - 18:21

I have my 100 litre tank waiting to be striped and started up again, but waiting till i get back off my holiday (go on saturday for a week) so i might strip it down and start from stratch but i think im doing my best then it goes wrong!
I may look into different fish this time rather than the cheap molly and fish like that.
We'll see

by **kizno1** Wed 26 May 2010 - 18:28

fair enough. If you where closer i would say you could have some of my muture media but dont really think it would do to well being posted. Just make sure you cycle the tank and add fish slowly and there shouldnt be a problem. I personally dont like mollys or any other livebears TBH. endlers are nice but thats about it. maby try some hardier fish. In a 100l i would got for somethink like
4 butterfly fish
10 bigger tetra or rasbora
2 plecs or catfish or 4 smaller catfish
10 corys
something like that looks good to me and aslong as you have good filteration wont be over stocked.

by **Nataliey** Wed 26 May 2010 - 18:34

Thanks Kizno

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