JessieP
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I have just made an account because I really need help. I recently had an outbrake of illness in my tank and lost a few fish but everything died down and all seemed fine apart from the male to female ratio so I brought 2 new fish of appropriate sex (not enough to fully fix the problem but enough to stop the fighting/over sexing as I didn't want to put 4 new fish in because I know to many fish at once is bad for the aquarium) the 2 new fish one was a male pineapple swordtail and the other was a female balloon molly, she straight away dropped a batch of fry after I was concerned something was wrong because she seemed offish but then she peaked up and all seemed well then about 2 weeks later she died but looking at her she looked like she'd dropped more fry. This seemed pretty normal to me as I've heard balloon mollies carry 3 lots of seen inside and birthing all those babies often kill the mother, it was sad but I sort of expected it. Literally the next day in early afternoon(I found the molly at 1-2am ish the night previous) one of my original platys died(she was really old and you could see that) but the male pineapple swordtail isn't doing so good. The old platys and him was inseparable and he started acting funny when she was deteriorating but since she's died he's not moving much and sinking to the bottom looking like he's gasping for air. At first I thought it was because he got stuck behind my pump yesterday(which was the same day the platy died) but he still seems not good. Is this normal??
I have a 54litre tank fully cycled that has been set up for about 6-7 months I think
My current fish are
1 male balloon molly
1male pineapple swordtail
Around 11 ish swordtail/platy maturing fry
3 peppered corydoras
Whoever knows how many balloon molly fry
And lots and lots of snails
I have uploaded pictures of the male pineapple swordtail and my tank as a whole
I have a 54litre tank fully cycled that has been set up for about 6-7 months I think
My current fish are
1 male balloon molly
1male pineapple swordtail
Around 11 ish swordtail/platy maturing fry
3 peppered corydoras
Whoever knows how many balloon molly fry
And lots and lots of snails
I have uploaded pictures of the male pineapple swordtail and my tank as a whole