I need help. We are new to fishkeeping, and my mollies keep dying. I have a 28-gallon tank with 2 cory catfish and some mollies. Originally I had 2 panda and 2 dalmatian adult mollies. Two of the mollies died and the fish store felt sorry for me and gave me a bunch of babies which ended up being 7 after they grew a little. They range from 1-2" right now. My other two adult mollies died and now a bigger baby died leaving me with 6 little ones. I keep taking my water in and the fish store says it's fine. One of my baby damnations seems to have a little red near her fin. Is this gill flukes or fin rot?? It's driving me insane, please help!
Pics:
- one is of the older panda mollie and the top looks opaque
- one is of the baby panda mollie that looks opaque
- the dalmatian mollie has something red at the base of her side fin
- the water came from the filter and there was muck at the bottom ( cleaned 2 weeks ago)
Notes:
- When the mollie adults were dying, they looked like they were losing their color or becoming transparent
- I have tried a few ick solutions that were suggested by the fish store because we were shooting in the dark
- About a month ago when cleaning the
- I cleaned the gravel a few weeks ago (rinsing in water) thinking there are parasites in it
- Only mollies seem to be affected. I've had the cory cats for 6 months.
Pics:
- one is of the older panda mollie and the top looks opaque
- one is of the baby panda mollie that looks opaque
- the dalmatian mollie has something red at the base of her side fin
- the water came from the filter and there was muck at the bottom ( cleaned 2 weeks ago)
Notes:
- When the mollie adults were dying, they looked like they were losing their color or becoming transparent
- I have tried a few ick solutions that were suggested by the fish store because we were shooting in the dark
- About a month ago when cleaning the
- I cleaned the gravel a few weeks ago (rinsing in water) thinking there are parasites in it
- Only mollies seem to be affected. I've had the cory cats for 6 months.