Stradius011

He just hangs around the top of the aquarium. He has red gills and his eyes look as if they're going to pop out...kinda. Anyway....I think he has popeyes.

Jim

Definitly something is wrong. Check your amonia and nitrite levels, make sure they haven't spiked. But it sounds like a bacterial infection. I use Maracil to treat bacteria infections. It's more gentle than some of the other cures and doesn't seem to mess up the tanks nitrogen cycle.

Stradius011

I'm planning to buy a hospital tank tomorow and move him there and treat him with medications and some aquarium salt. Sounds ok? :P

Tom

The red gills sounds like either ammonia or nitrite.nitrate poisoning. Like Jim said, test your water and make the necessary adjustments. As for the eyes, sounds like popeye.
Tom

Stradius011

It seems like all of the platies and mollies from my LFS are infected with diseases.

Tom

How many is that?
Tom

COBettaCouple

Testing the ammonia will tell if it's ammonia poisoning.. some platies do have red in that area, but if the red hasn't always been there, then it is a gill disorder and ammonia is where to start.. you'll also want to use a magnifying glass if you can to look close at the platies gills for spots or white strings.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+113021 is a good antibiotic for popeye.