When You Can't Make A Fish Better But They Don't Seem "sic

[DyArianna]

It's a little hard to explain for me.  If you look in the first pic at the mickey mouse right next to her... the mickey mouse seems a bit more defined... smoother lines top and bottom.  But your blue gal... the lines seem off kilter.  Like her tail/peduncle is or maybe her spine is deformed?  The second half of her just seems a bit off to me.  I must say.. I do love her eyes too!    Perhaps she is just getting old?? 

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I don't think she is getting old. I bought her only at the end of December and she has grown since... so I expect she was about 4-6 months when I bought her. She hasn't grown anywhere near as much as the Mickey Mouse that I bought on the same day.

 

[DyArianna]

Well I wish I had some helpful advice for you.    Would like to know how she continues to get on. 

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Here is a picture I dug up from the first day I got Moon Glow. Does she look off balance in this one?

 

[DyArianna]

No..that one she looks much better!!  At least to me she does. 

 

[Mamashack]

I think I know what Dy meant - in the first pics and esp the 2nd her tail failed to flare even a little and looked a bit bent down from the horizontal in relation to her body - maybe it's just the angle the photos were taken at as it doesn't seem apparent in that last picture you posted.
Keep us in the loop with what happens - think we are all feeling for this lovely girl!

 

[DyArianna]

Exactly what I meant Mamashack!  Yep... keep me in the loop too. 

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Will do. Looking this way... I was sure she was going to die the first week when she was looking like this, but she is still around a couple months later.

 

[Shelster]

I did notice that too, yes, but unsure the reasons why?

 

[Joshwainwright]

I didn't really notice it until it was pointed out. I've just done a bit of head-tilting though and I can't see it being the camera angle. 
 
I'm not sure what the actual cause would be though 

 

[eaglesaquarium]

The pristine water idea is the best thing, I think for this.  The one other option that you might want to consider is salt.
 
Normally I don't suggest salt, but salt can be a bit of a tonic at times.  And ich doesn't like salt either.    The key with salt is that you need to get the salt dissolved into the water before adding it to the QT tank.   (This fish is in a QT, right?   I assumed so based on your mentioning of it being moved.)
 
 
If you decide to go the salt route, you'll want to add it SLOWLY to the QT so that the fish can get used to it slowly. 

 

[Timberbatch]

Oh man, such a beauty. So sad that she is so sad My first ich outbreak was with platys. Such lovely fish though! I agree with everyone else, keep the water pristine and fingers crossed that she'll make it through and recover!

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Yes, she is quarantined. I had moved her there first just to keep her separate from the babies (she is a real sweetie and so gentle with the little ones... my two other adults had to move to the community tank because they were harassing the little ones). Moon Glow is not alone though, she has one companion to keep her from getting depressed.

I have started the ich meds already, and I am pretty sure I'm not supposed to also do salt at the same time, right? (I've previously gotten quite conflicting info in that area).

I've also started to raise the temperature.

 

[Mamashack]

We are all rooting for MoonGlow! Hope she shows some improvement soon!

 

[eaglesaquarium]

If you've already started the ich meds, then don't add salt now.  When that regime is done though, after dropping the temp (salt lowers oxygen content in the water, as does a higher temp, as does many meds), then you can add salt.  Honestly, even with the companion, the salt won't hurt that fish (assuming its another platy).  Salt is bad with scaleless fish, but platies and all livebearers have no trouble with it at all.  Like I said though, don't increase the salinity quickly.  Bring it up very slowly to the recommended level.