trianglekitty
Fish Crazy
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I've been losing one guppy every 3-4 weeks for the past few months, and I really don't understand why. The ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are all in normal range. There's been no big PH changes and temp is fine. I have noticed my tank suddenly developing brown film algae and I'm not sure why that is, but no other changes.
The symptoms are weight loss and hiding, then they die. They can look fine and then be gone within 24-48 hours. They also tend to have ragged fins, as if the other guppies are picking on them more.
The only thing I can think is just old age. I know guppies can live up to 3 years or longer, but it seems like I've read pet store quality guppies tend to be inbred and weaker. My guppies were probably about a year or a little less.
Any thoughts? I'm down to four and don't plan to add any more guppies once they are gone, but I'd like to do my best for those remaining if it is something treatable.
As a side note, the other fish in the tank (cories and rasboras) are fine- I haven't lost any of them or had problems.
The symptoms are weight loss and hiding, then they die. They can look fine and then be gone within 24-48 hours. They also tend to have ragged fins, as if the other guppies are picking on them more.
The only thing I can think is just old age. I know guppies can live up to 3 years or longer, but it seems like I've read pet store quality guppies tend to be inbred and weaker. My guppies were probably about a year or a little less.
Any thoughts? I'm down to four and don't plan to add any more guppies once they are gone, but I'd like to do my best for those remaining if it is something treatable.
As a side note, the other fish in the tank (cories and rasboras) are fine- I haven't lost any of them or had problems.