JW5 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Recently back in the fish hobby after 20 year hiatus. Came home to tequila sunrise female guppy laying dead on a sword plant - looks to be internal bleeding. She appeared to be ready to give birth in previous days. Had her for 9 months. Was treated a month prior with a male guppy for mild fin rot (quarantine trio). No signs of discoloration before I found her today. No issues with the other guppy, 2 neons, cory and oto in same aquarium. Feeding extreme krill flake and frozen brine shrimp. Should I treat/medicate the other fish? 10gal aquarium. Heavily planted (water sprite, java fern, red melon sword). pH 7.5 Nitrate 5 Nitrite 0 Amm 0 kH 3 Gh 180 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Normally I would say yes, mystery deaths would be good to treat, but in this case I suspect she had some internal complication due to pregnacy. I expect it would be uncommon in guppies, but just as internal defects can happen in other species presumably they can happen in guppies. I would watch the tank closely, keep up on water changes, and wait to treat until (if) I see some further symptoms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW5 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Thanks Brandy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now