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    Molly fish holding in top fin and sitting at the bottom of the tank a lot

    I've just had some dip strips arrive for the meantime until I can get a better testing kit. Unfortunately, it's only an ammonia one which says the ammonia is at about 1ppm. Should I do another water change today or leave it till tomorrow as to not stress the fish to much? I've got 5 fry at the...
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    Molly fish holding in top fin and sitting at the bottom of the tank a lot

    I forgot to mention that the fish seems to be getting a little better. Its no longer sitting on the bottom of the tank and is swimming around again. Its also spreading its back fin more than yesterday so I'm thinking this is a good sign?
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    Molly fish holding in top fin and sitting at the bottom of the tank a lot

    Thank you for all that. It's very useful. I've done another large water change today and am planning on promoting the bacteria for the time being with the filter boost I've got. I wasn't aware of cleaning the filter with the tank water so I did it with tap water a few days ago. So now I've...
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    Molly fish holding in top fin and sitting at the bottom of the tank a lot

    There's no other fish in the tank with them. The people at Pets at Home said that 2 mollies would be fine in our tank because the tank is 8 fish points and mollies are only 3 each. I don't know if that's a Pets at Home thing or if that's used more widely? We also have some fake plant in there...
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    Molly fish holding in top fin and sitting at the bottom of the tank a lot

    Hi all, I've recently got 2 molly fish - I've had them about 2 weeks - and one of them has started tucking in its fins and sitting at the bottom of the tank a lot. I've tried upping the temperature in the tank (its sat at 80*f) and have done 2 water changes since I got them. I'm currently...
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