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diff between parasites and just skinny?
By aurorahorse, Section Ask Guppylog Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 12:32:45 PM PST Tags: (all tags)

How do I know if she is just skinny (maybe too old to get pregnant) or parasites?

Ok, stats:

1) 55 gallon

2) Two indwelling hanging filters

3) About 20 fish (platies actually) plus 3 cory

4) Ammonia 0

5) Change 20-25% water every 2 weeks (water bill too high at weekly, though I prefer it).

6) pH in tank water..6.6

She is a female and I have had her for about 6 months...she was full-grown when I got her, so guessing between a year and 1.5 years old. She is VERY perky still...no clamped fins, etc. Just super skinny. I haven't noticed any funky feces coming out. Could she just be getting older so not able to be pregnant and hold weight as well?

Dawn

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diff between parasites and just skinny? | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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by Spaming assmaster on Mon Dec 04, 2006 at 03:26:04 AM PST

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by polo on Thu Nov 02, 2006 at 08:47:52 AM PST

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Re: diff between parasites and just skinny? (none / 0) (#6)
by love my fishies on Sat Aug 26, 2006 at 01:57:00 PM PST

lol.Just last night I had a dream that my house caught on fire and I was trying to get my tank out.

Yep. :) (none / 0) (#1)
by unclescott on Tue Aug 22, 2006 at 02:58:16 PM PST

Re: Yep. :) (none / 0) (#2)
by aurorahorse on Tue Aug 22, 2006 at 09:47:16 PM PST

good...then I can just let her live out the rest of her life. Rate at which she is going, that'll be a while..she's still perky and runs everytime the net comes in the water when I debate whether to take her out..figure if she can disappear that fast, can't be too bad off. ;) lol

Dawn

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Of course if you do have occasion to treat (none / 0) (#3)
by unclescott on Wed Aug 23, 2006 at 07:14:50 PM PST

another guppy for internal parasites (or new ones in quarantine) you might also treat her - just to see. :)

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Re: Of course if you do have occasion to treat (none / 0) (#4)
by aurorahorse on Thu Aug 24, 2006 at 06:05:43 PM PST

everyone else looks great. Though I did have a HORRIBLE dream about my fish pooping out parasites longer than my hand and inches wide...does anyone else CONSTANTLY dream about their fish? My dreams are almost always something going wrong (like fish jumping out, getting stuck in filter, etc). :-p

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Re: Of course if you do have occasion to treat (none / 0) (#5)
by miskairal on Fri Aug 25, 2006 at 12:53:10 AM PST

Oh god yes. Especially now I have two saltwater tanks I have dreams all the time lately. And that's only when you're asleep. When awake there are dreams and nightmares too :))

I would treat that fish and any others in with her just to be sure although treatment is no guarantee anyway. Even if she is aged she may have developed a problem with some internal parasites just b/c she doesn't have a good immunity any more.

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Re: Of course if you do have occasion to treat (none / 0) (#7)
by Fishes4Nancy on Thu Aug 31, 2006 at 11:15:45 AM PST

i have a female black molly who is now about 1.8 or more years old. she is only about 3/4 as fat as the younger tankmates. she's still pretty healthy looking, so i don't worry, but i think it's sort of a fishy menopause thing. she poos normal too.

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