So i got 3 platies for my tank today. Its been cycled and was at 0 amonia 0 nitrite 22 nitrate when i was floating the fish. I netted them in after 30 mins floating and 45 mins drip acclimating. I noticed shortly after they started exploring that 2/3 have pink cheeks. I thought it was adorable but when i googled it since ive never seen it i found that it can be a sign of ammonia poisoning? Does this look like that? It doesnt look like velvet which is the other thing i saw. Is it possible that this is just their colouring? Did they have ammonia poisoning at the store before i brought them home?
im not sure shy my pictures uploaded blurry 😕 i did have a resize warning but blurry pictures obviously makes it more difficult to tell if somethings wrong
Hard to say for sure from those pictures. Increase your water changes to help them heal, no need for meds. I don't usually drip acclimate, esspecially hardy fish, since differences in pH/exposure to O2 can cause toxic chem reactions in the bag. That's kind of a split topic though. Hopefully, you don't lose anyone.
I have a different mollie problem. I have a gold and black female that was obviously ready to give birth. I put her in a little 2.5 gallon tank that is full of algae and moss. After a week or so, she was acting very odd when I was turning out the lights. The next morning I saw a baby so I went to net her. While stirring up the moss, babies appeared from everywhere. I got her out but now I have around 30 or more mollies. What now? They seem very happy eating the vegetation but they are going to be a lot of fish!
Thank you but I wasn't looking for advice. I was making a bad joke! lol I only told the story because I thought about my own mollies while reading this thread.
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