Orange sailfin Mollie showing signs of Dropsy/popeye

[fishyfun&fans]

Is the the tank in your other thread?




If it is, the problem with the molly is probably caused by water conditions. This tank is far too small for any of those fish, on their own

Yes

 

[Byron]

betta tonic salts is a brand of tonic salt used to create brackish water and in higher concentrates eliminate external parasites and fungus infections

Bettas are nbot brackish water fish, neither are mollies for that matter. And use of salt will not prevent anything but it does harm freshwater fish if used continuously. It might help mollies here, but not the other fish if there are any in the tank.

all the other mollies are thriving its just this orange sailfin thats showing problems

You cannot really know this, since we have no idea yet what the issue is. One fish may succumb to "x" faster. The GH has not yet been given, this is critical for these fish.

 

[Avel1896]

I believe that stands for general hardness?

Yes, GH = acronym for german word GesamtHärtegeneral and calculates calcium + magnesium.

 

[fishyfun&fans]

Well I live in a hard water area so it’s hard water in the tank I don’t own any betta fish so I don’t know where that came from I use a product called Betta-Tonic salts it’s to create brackish water or in an emergency treat certain illnesses I use this extremely sparingly as to not harm the other tank inhabitants the mollies seem to flourish and do great with a little of this added

 

[Byron]

Well I live in a hard water area so it’s hard water in the tank I don’t own any betta fish so I don’t know where that came from I use a product called Betta-Tonic salts it’s to create brackish water or in an emergency treat certain illnesses I use this extremely sparingly as to not harm the other tank inhabitants the mollies seem to flourish and do great with a little of this added

You really do need to pin down the GH with the number. There have been a number of threads on this forum where subjective terms used by water authorities turned out to be very misleading.

Adding common salt (sodium chloride) is harmful to all freshwater fish. Some manage better than others, but all are harmed with continuous use of common salt and I guarantee you there are no long-term benefits. When used to treat something specific, salt is fine if it is the most effective and safe for that issue, but not over the long-term with freshwater fish (which mollies are). If you want to understand why, read this article:

Salt FW Aq Art Hosking

 

[Avel1896]

Hello

Bettas are nbot brackish water fish

except for Betta mahachaiensis.

 

[fishyfun&fans]

You really do need to pin down the GH with the number. There have been a number of threads on this forum where subjective terms used by water authorities turned out to be very misleading.

Adding common salt (sodium chloride) is harmful to all freshwater fish. Some manage better than others, but all are harmed with continuous use of common salt and I guarantee you there are no long-term benefits. When used to treat something specific, salt is fine if it is the most effective and safe for that issue, but not over the long-term with freshwater fish (which mollies are). If you want to understand why, read this article:

Salt FW Aq Art Hosking

The plan is not to use this product as soon as I notice normal behaviour from the sick sailfin

Today he is looking better(no swelling) swimming around like normal even showing his mating display so I’ve not added the tonic salts and will now not add anymore unless any of the others start to show the same symptoms

 

[Byron]

Hello

except for Betta mahachaiensis.

True. I doubt this applies to most if not all of the "Siamese Fighting Fish" in stores.

 

[Essjay]

To be honest, there is more to worry about here than just salt.

This is a 16 litre/4 gallon tank which contains:
6 mollies
1 dwarf gourami
3 guppy juveniles
1 dwarf chain loach
1 chinese algae eater

We have not yet pinned down the water conditions (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate) nor parameters (pH, GH).