PrairieSunflower
Fish Gatherer
Let's start with the good news.... my second betta (the first died after 9 days) is doing fabulously still, I'm feeling more confident about that now.
My community tank seems to have a few issues, some unavoidable really (NTD doing its once a month appearance again), some are just "life" (my really old guppy is still hanging on despite I've thought she was about to die for a couple months now... such a fighter and her oldest fry is starting to show its age too, just about 6 month behind mom in age)... in fact, 4 of my 6 guppies are probably considered old ladies now.
Anyhow... my thoughts are on the 3rd oldest in the group. Sometime ago I posted a photo of how she sleeps vertically. However, in the last week, she has taken to swimming more and more often diagonally (head up). I'm thinking surely she must have some swim bladder issues... but I don't know what and if there is anything to do about it.
There is nothing physically different about her appearance. All my female guppies are nice and rounded except the two oldest ones that seem to have thinned with age. I feed once in the morning only and a much smaller amount than I used to for maybe the last 2 months. She show no signs of feeling ill and is perfectly active...
Is that a problem?
My community tank seems to have a few issues, some unavoidable really (NTD doing its once a month appearance again), some are just "life" (my really old guppy is still hanging on despite I've thought she was about to die for a couple months now... such a fighter and her oldest fry is starting to show its age too, just about 6 month behind mom in age)... in fact, 4 of my 6 guppies are probably considered old ladies now.
Anyhow... my thoughts are on the 3rd oldest in the group. Sometime ago I posted a photo of how she sleeps vertically. However, in the last week, she has taken to swimming more and more often diagonally (head up). I'm thinking surely she must have some swim bladder issues... but I don't know what and if there is anything to do about it.
There is nothing physically different about her appearance. All my female guppies are nice and rounded except the two oldest ones that seem to have thinned with age. I feed once in the morning only and a much smaller amount than I used to for maybe the last 2 months. She show no signs of feeling ill and is perfectly active...
Is that a problem?
