Molly Who Keeps Fins Down

[Seb Spiers]

I have one molly who very rarely puts its anal fin down or its top fin up. It does sometimes, but very rarely, ive seen it up a few times and they look fine. It doesnt look deseased at all and the fins dont look damaged. It swims around fairly normally and eats with the others. It doesnt seem slow, and seems fine with the other fish.

Ive attached a photo. Any idea what this could be?

 

[flash22]

looks a bit strange mine sometimes tuck the fins in if thay go bombing around the tank. Whats the flow like in the tank??

 

[Ludwig Venter]

"Fish with fins down, same as bird with feathers up"..... Not feeling happy. Seems to be no apparent reason for it, cause the rest looks ok..... Hard to tell, be he's not 'appy.

 

[Seb Spiers]

Seems to have made a recovery, but god knows why I've done nothing other than my regular water change.

 

[Davo86]

I've done nothing other than my regular water change.

in that case maybe thats your answer

 

[Seb Spiers]

I've done nothing other than my regular water change.

in that case maybe thats your answer

Ive been doing them throughout though, its never cheered him up before

 

[kphoebe]

I had a platty like that about 6 months back, i brought her at the LFS as she didnt look very healthy but she had very pretty markings. I tryed hard to get her better but she just seemed so skittish and scared, eventually she just died, but i hope thats not the case for you, it looks like a completly healthy fish otherwise
Hope its okay

 

[mrudow]

When their fins are clamped down, like it shows in the picture, that means that the fish is under stress. Get some stress zyme. Many of my fish died from stress and after i got this stuff my fish's fins are always up.

sorry just saw the other picture of the fish when it was happy. have you had this fish long or is it a new fish?