My Beautiful Little Black Swordtail Just Died.

[Eines]

He's been pretty sick for a while now, but I kept hoping he'd get better. I tried some medications, but when he recovered from one thing, he just got something else and early this afternoon, he finally died. I guess now I'll never know if he was a male or a female. His fin looked somwhat like a gonodium, but everyone said he looked like a female (and he didn't have a sword). I feel like it's my fault too, because I gave him medication instead of getting another tank mate for him, which I think would have been better, since my guess is the cause of his illness was being bullied by the other fish in the tank, my female gold comet swordtail. He will be missed.

 

[Duck and Dive]

If mine was really suffering I would probably put it to sleep. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Eines]

Thanks. Well, he did do better for a time. How do you put your fish to sleep?

 

[Duck and Dive]

I either put them in a bag of tank water in the fridge so they just go to sleep or use a chemical designed to kill fish instantly once they are immersed in it.

 

[Eines]

thanks for the advice. Hopefully, I won't ever have to use it!

 

[Dan81192]

thanks for the advice. Hopefully, I won't ever have to use it!

ah i love my swordtail and would be gutted for it to die, it must of been very sick thoguh are they are supposed to be indestructable, sorry for your loss

 

[Eines]

thanks. yeah, he was a hardly little fellow, but I guess it was just too much. swordtails are great fish though, at some point, I hope to get some more...