Fish Hiding?!

[rahina]

one of my female guppy fish hides within the rocks and it seems that she is having problem passing her wastes. it hangs down from her. she refuses to swim or eat and I think she is breathing too fast. please help

 

[PaulEbs]

Do you test your water stats? If so what are your current readings..?

 

[WILDER]

Sounds like it could be constipation, what do you feed your fish, feed them some shelled peas for now to see if that clears her through, good luck.

 

[rahina]

Well I fed her nothing as she was hiding within rocks but next day she was swimming normally with the others although she was a little thin. Should I do something for her or should I just watch?

 

[sussexgirl]

Well I fed her nothing as she was hiding within rocks but next day she was swimming normally with the others although she was a little thin. Should I do something for her or should I just watch?

If you have a breeder net you could isolate her and try offering her some food that way. On the other hand that could stress her out. I would maybe just monitor her for a couple more days and then intervene if she's still not eating.

 

[black angel]

Could she have been carrying young and then dropped them? Female fish often hide away when they are about to have young.

 

[rahina]

she wasn't pregnant