Hi,
I'm hoping someone could identify what the issue I have here is.
I have a few female guppies and noticed one had died.
A few days later the fish in the picture attached started acting very lethargic and not eating, and started going limp. I've moved it to the small trap for the time being to isolate from the others. It's now got a stringy excrement coming from it which doesn't seem to break off.
I'm worried I have an outbreak of something here and it could potentially be passed onto the others. I have a breeding trap with guppy fry in also (1-2 week old) which I will be giving away once big enough.
Can anyone suggest the best treatment? I don't know if it's bacterial/fungal or if there is some parasite issue in the tank? I don't want to throw any old meds in to hopefully find the correct one.
I've raised the temperature and also added an air stone. All the water parameters are good 0 ammonia and Nitrite and Nitrate is about 10ppm .
Should I consider euthanize the fish to prevent a potential spread to the others. I dont have a second tank to quarantine unfortunately
Or could it just be general old age?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thank you
I'm hoping someone could identify what the issue I have here is.
I have a few female guppies and noticed one had died.
A few days later the fish in the picture attached started acting very lethargic and not eating, and started going limp. I've moved it to the small trap for the time being to isolate from the others. It's now got a stringy excrement coming from it which doesn't seem to break off.
I'm worried I have an outbreak of something here and it could potentially be passed onto the others. I have a breeding trap with guppy fry in also (1-2 week old) which I will be giving away once big enough.
Can anyone suggest the best treatment? I don't know if it's bacterial/fungal or if there is some parasite issue in the tank? I don't want to throw any old meds in to hopefully find the correct one.
I've raised the temperature and also added an air stone. All the water parameters are good 0 ammonia and Nitrite and Nitrate is about 10ppm .
Should I consider euthanize the fish to prevent a potential spread to the others. I dont have a second tank to quarantine unfortunately
Or could it just be general old age?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thank you