MorknMindy Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I have just lost one of my male guppies. He was fine yesterday but dead today We removed him from the tank but couldn't see anything obvious wrong with him other than the fact he was dead Now the other male guppy seems to have something wrong with his tail it is not fanned out anymore it looks like it has been stuck together. He still seems to be happy enough eating well and we have just checked the water and that is fine please if anyone has any idea let me know Not that it probably has anything to do with it but just in case the female guppies have just had babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Now the other male guppy seems to have something wrong with his tail it is not fanned out anymore it looks like it has been stuck together. He still seems to be happy enough eating well and we have just checked the water and that is fine please It sounds to me like he has clenched fins/tail which means he's not feeling too good either! When you say you've checked the water you didn't say what you'd checked it for? The PH, to see if there is any ammonia or nitrite or what? How about the temperature, is the heater still working? Does he have any white spots anywhere on his body or fins? I lost a whole tank of baby platies once from not knowing why they had clenched fins - it turned out to be white spot which wiped out the whole tank, I couldn't see in on the babies until it was too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorknMindy Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 There was no ammonia or nitrite, pH is 7.2 which is what it has always been the temp is 25 degrees which is what it has been all along and I can't see any white spot. I am stressing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 well its not just you who is stressing, generally clamped fins in guppy's are cuase by either poor water quality or more than likely stress. I suggest either you move them to there own tank or remove the other fish from there tank, wateva could be stressing them? Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorknMindy Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Well I have moved the guppies into the other tank so fingers crossed that will help. I have left the babies in the large tank as I wasn't up to trying to catch them :lol: Thanks for the help please keep your fingers crossed for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Good luck MorknMindy If you need any help my offer still stands to come around, just PM me. Although I am Only in Town Wenesday and Thursday Morning theni am away untill Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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