Swordtail looking a little off

[Sgooosh]

Hello! I have this swordtail of a few years, and she’s recently looking a little beaten up. Wondering if I should isolate and plump her up until she’s better?

 

[GaryE]

She has a geriatric look to her - if you've had her for a few years I suspect her time is coming to an end.

 

[emeraldking]

Unfortunately, this is the end game for her... Sorry to say...

 

[Sgooosh]

She has a geriatric look to her - if you've had her for a few years I suspect her time is coming to an end.

Unfortunately, this is the end game for her... Sorry to say...

I see, I guess she’s quite old now, I raised her since a fry.
At least she dies happily a natural way!

 

[Colin_T]

You can try deworming her but if that doesn't help then it's just old age.

Section 3 of the following link has info on deworming fish. Do all your fish at the same time.

What to do if your fish has Stringy White Poop.

Fish do a stringy white poop for several reasons. 1) Internal Bacterial Infections causes the fish to stop eating, swell up like a balloon, breath heavily at the surface or near a filter outlet, do stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms. This cannot normally be...

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[emeraldking]

You can try deworming her but if that doesn't help then it's just old age.

Section 3 of the following link has info on deworming fish. Do all your fish at the same time.

What to do if your fish has Stringy White Poop.

Fish do a stringy white poop for several reasons. 1) Internal Bacterial Infections causes the fish to stop eating, swell up like a balloon, breath heavily at the surface or near a filter outlet, do stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms. This cannot normally be...

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She could do that. But when she's already shaped like this, there's no way back to become healthy again. At least, that's my exprience with livebearers as such...