Help my Molly

[squidg]

My Yellow spotty molly gave birth yesturday, I kept an eye on her all day, she was swimming around great and seems happy, also she was eating.

I have noticed today she has a very dipped in tummy almost looks like she is sucking her tummy in, She seems to swim around in a upright position, but did this while pregnant.

can you help me please, all other fish are fine and dont seem to bother her at all. she is eating, but i'm worried she maybe on her last fins, so to speak..

Thanks in advance for any help!!!

 

[Cammie]

Hi squidg,

I had the same problem with my molly, almost like her stomach was sinking inwards In the end she got a bacterial infection and then passed away.

I hope your molly gets better x x x

 

[squidg]

is there anyway we can fix it or is it too late??

cheers xxx

 

[Mturner615]

You can always try a broad spectrum antibiotic etc from your LFS and give it a go.

 

[littletankbigworld]

Livebearing fish like mollies often die after giving birth. Because of uncontrollable breeding, livebearers will breed too young. This affects their growth and maturity and they soon die because their bodies never fully developed.
Sadly, there is probably not much you can do.