please help!!! (with pix)

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EverGreenLeaf

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Aug 31, 2005
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Hi everyone...

Something went wrong with my pregnent molly... she had a huge open wound on her side... =(... Last week I put her into this breeding tank (5gal ) because she's getting huge. Everything was ok, but she didn't give birth this time.. until one day, I saw that on her right side there was a dark spot. It was as big as a soy bean. At first it was just a dark mark on the skin, so I put in some fungus medicine to avoid infection. Days after, the round mark on her side got even darker... and today when I checked on her, the skin on the dark spot was falling apart..!!! It looks like something was growing from the inside.... Just now when I took the picture, the skin fell off and it became a huge open wound.. as big as a soy bean!!! This whole thing took about 5 days (since I fisrt noticed the dark mark on her side)... pH and everything was normal... and I paid a lot of attention to this tank because it is a breeding tank. Water condition is good because no ammonia or nitrate present.

Please help!!!
 

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EverGreenLeaf

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Aug 31, 2005
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well.. it does look like an open wound due to biting or whatever, but she's been in the breeding tank for more than 2 weeks, and the problem started after one and a half weeks. In the breeding thank there were only 2 mollies and plants only.. no decorations... Also, she came from a community tank... I had her for more than a year, and she's been doing great, and gave birth 3 times already.. with 40 and plus fries. In the breeding thank, the temperature is around 84 F constantly, so I don't think heater is a problem... well.. any ideas??? please help.. she's been one of my favorite mollies =(
 

cinlnk

cinlnk

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Sep 10, 2005
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Who said anything about living? I merely EXIST!!!
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bala_aquarium said:
cinlnk-can a heater cause that?my fish bump my heater all the time.
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Yes it can cause a burn like that..Most fish learn to stay away from it...It has happened to a few of my fish. I bought a guard that slips over the heater to prevent this. You can pick them up at LFS or order them online.PetSupplyDude.com. Tronic Heater Guard For 150 & 200 W Heaters
There are diff brands and types. They work great!!!
 

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EverGreenLeaf

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Aug 31, 2005
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At first I used anti-fungus... but her symptom was really weird because it looked like something is growing inside out, could it be internal parasite? ahhh.. I just checked on her today, I actually think she got worse =( the wound is so big that I can almost see her internal organs >_<'''.. **sigh** you know what, I actually don't think she can survive... I feel so sad...
 

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