ill guppy

[debiasir]

he;lp

tank stats are fine and normal

my female guppy is bent and is swimming head down. my other guppies are acting wierd too like darting around the tank.

what does this sound like to you

what do i do i think she is dying, my spare tank is currently being used for my puffer ready to be re homed tomorrow

arggggggggggggjhhhhhhhh

 

[Bloo]

How long have you had the tank set up ?
How long have you had the guppies ?
Were they perfectly ok when you got them ?
What size tank, tank mates etc. ?

 

[debiasir]

sorry

tank is roughly 15 gallons

few neons, 2 other guppies and a BN plec and a apple snail

she has been in the tank for near on a month and has allready given birth to healthy fry, the tank has been up for 2 months but was cycled using media from a year old tank

she was healthy yesterday here is a pic as of yesterday

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

How many gallons does the tank hold that she is currently in and what exactly are your ammonia, nitrate and nitrite stats? Your female guppy has a swim bladder disorder if she cannot maintain balance in the water/stay upright- water quality problems and internal bacterial infections are usually the cause of this.

 

[Bloo]

Mmmm - sounds odd then. When did you do your last tank clean / water change ?
Have you introduced any new fish into the tank recently ?
Or used any meds in the tank?

 

[debiasir]

Mmmm - sounds odd then. When did you do your last tank clean / water change ?

water change happens every sunday, and occasionally a small one on a wednesday.

it is very peculiar. she is just resting face down on the gravel with her tail in the air

Tokis i am gonna do another water test now to double check

 

[debiasir]

Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
PH 7.5


thats seems ok doesnt it

 

[debiasir]

she has passed over.

i am gutted, i really look after my fish and never had a casualty before.

i am gutted. she had sucha good character would alway come to the front when i cam in the room and always hide behind a leaf when i feed the tank then swim out as if to scare me

what should i do to the tank ie how bigger a water change, i dont have any meds except the fin rot med.

gutted

 

[Bloo]

Oh dear
How are the others doing ? It might be that something during the water change yesterday upset them. Did you use your normal dechlor ? And if so, how full is the bottle currently and how long have you had it ? i.e. if it's old or there was only a bit left, that might have been the cause. I wouldn't say a bigger water change is necessary. Your water stats are fine and the water seems nice and clear. The usual 20-30% should be fine.

 

[debiasir]

thanks

the dechlorinator is only about 2 weeks old. the other fish and snails seem fine, one thing i have noticed tonight is i have at least 2 snails that i never knew i had they look like small cones and move fairly fast on the glass could this mean something