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hey everyone i have recently bought a new female guppy that i was led too believe was pregnant so i put it in my 29 gallon tank as usual ans seperated it as its looks very bloated and ready to drop, but on further inspection it has a blood like stripe under its belly from the front right too its anus and the scales look slighty stuck out round the stomach i need to know what too do as i dont want my other guppies getting sick.
can someone help me please asap thankyou x
 
thank you i have attatched a photo i have only had the tank for about 4 weeks the temp is 27 and i am unsure of the ph levels i am waiting to get a kit too check that all my other fish are healthy i am hoping that it is ok but as you can see by the pic around the anus isred and it continues under the stomach
thank you so much for your help
 

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leanne1984 said:
thank you i have attatched a photo i have only had the tank for about 4 weeks the temp is 27 and i am unsure of the ph levels i am waiting to get a kit too check that all my other fish are healthy i am hoping that it is ok but as you can see by the pic around the anus isred and it continues under the stomach
thank you so much for your help
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By water stats I mean
Ammonia
NitrIte
NitrAte.

From the photo, it does resemble dropsy.
Dropsy is more of a symptom than an actual disease, sadly, for the most part it has no cure.

Large water changes are the best thing to do, this will ensure the fish has a healthy environment to heal up.

The prognosis isn't good going by that picture and with a tank that's only 4 weeks old, I'm expecting a few toxins to be in the water (ammonia, nitrite).

Good thing to do is to check out this sites Newbie help centre to better help you understand what I'm waffling on about.
http://www.fishforum...esource-center/

- Vic
 
at the moment i have the fish seperated but it is still in the same tank so what shell i do i only got the fish yesterday and seperated it today. can any of my other fish catch this i have 7 guppies, 2 angel fish, 11 neon tetras and a catfish and a pleco that all seem healthy??? thanks
 
leanne1984 said:
at the moment i have the fish seperated but it is still in the same tank so what shell i do i only got the fish yesterday and seperated it today. can any of my other fish catch this i have 7 guppies, 2 angel fish, 11 neon tetras and a catfish and a pleco that all seem healthy??? thanks
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As I said, it's more of a symptom to any number of either problems. It could be internal bacteria, which could be passed on after death or even in water column. It could also just be a duff guppy and the stress of transport may have been too much.

Best thing to do is to try and physically separate into another tank or at least another body of water. I would personally take the fish back, as it's been less than 24 hours since you bought her before she started showing symptoms.
 
ok thankyou i may take the fish back which would seem my best option i just wanted some advice incase it was pregnant so i thank you so much for that and if i keep the fish i will let you know the update thanks again hun x
 
leanne1984 said:
ok thankyou i may take the fish back which would seem my best option i just wanted some advice incase it was pregnant so i thank you so much for that and if i keep the fish i will let you know the update thanks again hun x
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Any time my dear,
Anything else you need, don't hesitate to give me a shout!

I'd love to see a pic of your tank and keep us updated on that poor mrs!
 
am not sure where to post my tank so i put it here lol can you see if there is anything wrong it has a light heater and filter and a bubble blower sorry dont know the correct name for it xx
 

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thank you i bought the whole thing for £40 and was made up i think i got a real bargain and it came with most the stuff apart from rocks plants etc oh and the fish lol i just hope everything is ok i need to get a kit too test all the things in the water just too be on the safe side but the fish have been in there for 3 weeks and apart from the one we bought yesterday all has been great x
 
leanne1984 said:
thank you i bought the whole thing for £40 and was made up i think i got a real bargain and it came with most the stuff apart from rocks plants etc oh and the fish lol i just hope everything is ok i need to get a kit too test all the things in the water just too be on the safe side but the fish have been in there for 3 weeks and apart from the one we bought yesterday all has been great x
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CAWH!
£40! That's made me jealous!

Well done on that bargain!

I do recommend reading up in the newbie resource centre, it's essential if you want to perhaps go into something a bit more advanced later down the line.

No rush right now, but it is a good idea. Perhaps print some of it out and read it in bed?
 
i may just do that thankyou so much for your help and speaking of bad thats where am goin so nite nite hopefully speak too you soon x
 
leanne1984 said:
i may just do that thankyou so much for your help and speaking of bad thats where am goin so nite nite hopefully speak too you soon x
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Anytime.
Anything else you need help with, just let me know.
I should be off myself, big weekend of traveling for me!

Night dear, talk soon
x
 
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