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help! pregg guppy looks dead!

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By pregoguppyluva
from the Eliz department, Section Ask Guppylog
Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 12:33:59 PM PST
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my female guppy is pregnant and she keeps to the corners at the top of the tank. I have had many guppies in the past and none have ever done this befor. she starts to float on her side and looks REALLY dead, then she will "wake up" and swim away when you tap the glass, only to start floating a min later. is she dying or having her fry? she is just floating there and looks so helpless!! she does not have ich or fin rot, nothing! so scared!!!! HELP!!!!!!!  



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help! pregg guppy looks dead! | 8 comments (7 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: help! pregg guppy looks dead! (none / 0) (#8)
by yathenamesraven on Sat May 26, 2007 at 08:10:46 AM PST

It might be a swim bladder disease, my bubble-eyed goldfish did the same thing before she died.

Im not sure what the cures are, try researching? :[

Good luck.



Re: help! pregg guppy looks dead! (none / 1) (#7)
by The Q man on Sat Mar 24, 2007 at 08:36:43 AM PST

Sorry to say it but my pregnant greem swordtail did the same thing before she died.:( I don't know why it happened but it did. I'm afraid she's going to die.:(  



Re: help! pregg guppy looks dead! (none / 1) (#6)
by Guppy Luver on Wed Feb 28, 2007 at 08:14:58 PM PST

I hope it isnt to late.  Ive had one of my GOLDFISH do that before and i went to petsmart and they told me it could be a BACTERIAL infection buy a food medicine and see if that works
 



Re: help! pregg guppy looks dead! (none / 1) (#5)
by guppyfreak456 on Fri Feb 09, 2007 at 04:19:51 PM PST

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid your guppy is dieing. Just because there are no other signs doesn't mean there isn't something wrong. My condolences.



I just want to say (none / 1) (#3)
by J-ME on Thu Feb 01, 2007 at 02:15:14 PM PST

Just because there is no sign of a problem on the outside of the fish does not mean they are happy and healthy.  This is coming from problems that have happened to me.  I just a almost a total kill on my 29 gallon tank and for the first 5 guppies that died to my eye there was nothing wrong.  And form there it went down hill.  I have lost all but 3 fish and all my fry.  I would go and get some Melafix and dose as said on the back.

So far it has worked for me.  But I also would like to say if unc says to do then take what he says to heart he knows.  He has now helped me save my guppies twice.

Sorry to hear about your guppy I really don't know what else to say other then I would do 25% water change ASAP and then do small water changes, 10%, everyday for about a week while adding the Melafix.  Altho I am new here and I am sure there are others who might know better then me.

Hope all works out.
Happy fish keeping :-)



i want to ask you.. (none / 0) (#4)
by helema23 on Fri Feb 02, 2007 at 08:55:26 AM PST

did you recently add fish? are there any algea eaters or plecos or even catfish or snails in this tank? if so i recommend after you do the cycleing with changes that you do 25% every other day and that you also get metal-gone rocks for your filter they absorb a large quantity of aminia nitrates and nitrites as well as heavy metals in the tank you can even mix them with carbon and zeolite!!! my fish are very happy in their community now thay i have the metal-gone in my tank filter!!

i have a pleco 2 algea eaters 60+ mls snails and 6 very bright looking guppies!!! though my big flashy male died and a tiny female did too!! they were showing signs of being old and they just recovered from ick so its to be expected!!

anywho i would like to add that i feel for you my fire tale half black male did that right before he died!! mabey if you have a spare tank or container you can qurantein her?oh and remember to use a cup to get her out and dont remove her from the water drop the cup in the qurantein container and let her swim out she may just be tired from labor!! i have seen them do this and be fine after a few days all over the birthing of fry!!
helema
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Do a partial water change with treated water (none / 0) (#1)
by unclescott on Thu Feb 01, 2007 at 12:14:52 PM PST

of the same temperature ASAP. Maybe 25% today. Then treat and save enough water to do a 30% water change tomorrow.

Or if you have a ten-gallon tank, run out and buy 4 gallons of drinking water. Leave the tops off in a warm place (which is easier said than done this time of the year, I know). As the water gets used, fill from you tap and treat. Let it sit open again so that free nitrogen and CO2 can escape from it and so a tiny bit of free oxygen can be absorbed by it.

She may either be sensitive to something in the water or having trouble getting enough oxygen. Water changes can help with both those conditions. Increased partial water changes (25-30-35-40-45%) which has been treated (and seasoned in an ideal world) sounds like an awfully over simplistic suggestion, but they are good things to do until something else comes to mind. :)

I'm sure you have had females that sought some solitude before dropping. That sounds like a normal and sometimes ingrained survival strategy to help more fry escape predation. A fish that is hurting from less than optimum water (and is fighting nitrate poisoning for instance) is likely to also seek shelter and less current.

I have had fish slow down too. The best I could guess is that the nitrogenous wastes were gathering in the water. At a certain osmotic level ammonia, et al, will get into a fish's blood stream. Once there those things can inhibit hemoglobin's ability to carry enough oxygen to the cells. Without that oxygen, the fish slowwwwws down. And I will confess (though embarrassed by it) to seeing evidence that there is a point of no return for the afflicted fish. That has been corroborated by others. :(

And of course maybe some fish are just more outgoing than other guppies.

So that I don't sound too judgmental about tanks needing water changes, I'm past needing to get back to doing some partial water changes today and had now better get back to them...

Good luck and all the best!




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