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shimmying guppy | 13 comments (13 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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by red illuzion on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 04:36:11 PM PST

ange and gg, i've had my share of tears on some of my guppies, expecially the one's born in my tanks, the ones from stores, i don't know there age and diseases they might have, but when i buy them, i know they have a better chance at home. rainy was probably a year or older since i bought her at the lfs, and she was bigger than my oldest guppies born in my tanks. if you find anything let me know gg, i would love to avoid this if possible.

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If your rainy was as old as you suggest, she may (none / 0) (#12)
by unclescott on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 05:34:32 PM PST

just have died of the complications of old age. That is small consolation, but suggests that you have been caring well for your fish.

This was one of just a couple sick fish you had. Sometimes fairly minor things will set off older ones. You mentioned red in the fins, often a bacterial thing. It is soooo easy to let routine maintanence slide a little during the furiously busy holiday season. (Sometimes the holiday season goes 365 days/year here.)

The youngsters should be ok. You may want to treat with a "proprietary anti-protozoan remedy" with them. I would at least try to be more militant with water changes. (Easier said than done for me too.)

You mentioned a generic guppy disease in an earlier post. Over the weekend I ran across the mention of a "guppy disease" caused by a ciliated parasite called Tetrahymena corlissi. Evidentally protozoa of that genus are common in a tank. The one species can be a problem in ripe water and serious cases are usually too far gone (internal damage) to cure. Signs of it, according to B.B. & E, are small white patches on the skin or around eyes of livebearers.

That might be something to do - a preventative treatment - when buying new fish and quarrantining them. Here we go again... ;)

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thanx (none / 0) (#13)
by red illuzion on Tue Jan 06, 2004 at 04:51:47 PM PST

i'm hoping it was of old age, all others in that tank are doing fine, all females and fry. i've been doing water changes in that tank about once every 4 days and 15%. is there an anti-protozoan treatment you recommend???

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