[Emergency] Small PH swing, fish possibly dead or dying??

[GaryE]

It might have been a prolapse that got attacked by tankmates. If you didn't find nematodes or tapeworms, maybe it was simply an older fish that died.

 

[Rocky998]

It might have been a prolapse that got attacked by tankmates. If you didn't find nematodes or tapeworms, maybe it was simply an older fish that died.

Yeah no worms...
She was only about 2-3. I raised her from birth. Really sad she died...
I think these are just her eggs

 

[Rocky998]

Could be a prolapse of the uterus... my female from a long time ago when I left for a trip died. I had no clue why but her stomach area was damaged...
Maybe a uterus prolapse?
Are there any things that ONLY infect the uterus in female fish?

 

[GaryE]

Cancer would be one. They are as complex as we are, and have many potential problems we can only guess at.

 

[Rocky998]

Cancer would be one. They are as complex as we are, and have many potential problems we can only guess at.

Yeah, definitely...
I'm gonna be using paraguard in the tank for the corydoras that most likely have an external parasite...
Will it also take care of internal parasites if there are any, do you think?
I doubt it... but no such thing as a dumb question, right? Lol

 

[GaryE]

There are, however, dumb answers, and I'm afraid to offer one.

I don't have a lot to go on, answer-wise. Just be careful of mixing meds.

 

[Rocky998]

There are, however, dumb answers, and I'm afraid to offer one.

I don't have a lot to go on, answer-wise. Just be careful of mixing meds.

I will be... I'll give this tank the paraguard that I ordered and see if it works... Then I'll move onto other things if it doesn't

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Wow, Rocky, sorry for your loss. I am no fish sickness/disease expert; my care is pretty much limited to trying to give the critters a really good environment and hoping their immune systems take care of the rest. When that fails? I'm usually at a loss, unless it's the normal ich or fin fungus kinds of stuff.

 

[MaloK]

Sorry for the bad news

You mentioned that her spine was like that for a while iirc... Crooked fishes never live as long as their counterparts.

But it never implies that it wasn't an happy life...

The number of things that could brought such outcome is out of human control, But if it was harvesting that crooked spine for a long time, I would tend to go toward inbreeding and genetic predispositions.

 

[Rocky998]

Wow, Rocky, sorry for your loss. I am no fish sickness/disease expert; my care is pretty much limited to trying to give the critters a really good environment and hoping their immune systems take care of the rest. When that fails? I'm usually at a loss, unless it's the normal ich or fin fungus kinds of stuff.

Thank you. I appreciate it.
Yeah, I'm trying to figure this all out... I think the meds I'm getting should definitely help my corydoras.

Sorry for the bad news

Thank you.

You mentioned that her spine was like that for a while iirc... Crooked fishes never live as long as their counterparts.

But it never implies that it wasn't an happy life...

The number of things that could brought such outcome is out of human control, But if it was harvesting that crooked spine for a long time, I would tend to go toward inbreeding and genetic predispositions.

Yeah, she was the only survivor of THAT batch of fry. (Could've been the rest weren't healthy, kr that the other gidgeons ate them through the night). That's why she earned the name Nemoette. (I swore to myself that I would never name a fish after nemo, but she deserved it loll).
I then promoted her to captain and then Admiral after she survived multiple things that happened.

I'm hoping that's all it was and it was just a coincidence she died after adding the leaves...
Thank you for all your help