Help! My Guppy Are Dying......

[greekcardinal]

I have a 10 gallon tank with strictly guppies in it, and the males in particular are swelling up at the abdomen and sying shortly there after..... there stomaches swell up and look sorta squared. Help!! I have lost 5 in the last few days.. Can anybody tell me about "swim bladder"?

 

[*Fishkies*]

Do their scales seem to stick out?

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ammonia:
nitrite:
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kH:
gH:
tank temp:

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Volume and Frequency of water changes:

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[greekcardinal]

Do their scales seem to stick out? not that I noticed

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Tank size:10 gallon
pH:??
ammonia:??
nitrite:??
nitrate:??
kH:
gH:
tank temp:82F

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): he is hanging out at the top of the tank, barely moving, he looks like he is VERY pregnant....only the abdomen is square

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 25% change every 5-6 days (the tank hasn't been occupied very long about a month)

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: N/A

Tank inhabitants: 15 guppies, varying ages

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):none

Exposure to chemicals:none

Digital photo (include if possible): I have afew pictures but I can't figure out how to upload them!

How long has your tank been running:about a month

Has it been cycled:no, the fish were a unexpected, I didn't have time to cycle tank

Where are you generally located (this will help with giving you the right medication information):

 

[Xavier]

it's pretty hard to tell w/o the water parameters but i'll guess ammonia poisoning since you disn't cycle the water but the big stomach could be overfeeding. you need to get a master test kit

 

[greekcardinal]

http/i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/gre...al/000_0014.jpg

here is on picture...I think it should come through okay

the tank, like I said has been up for about a month and they just started three days ago.......and it is only the males!!

 

[*Fishkies*]

By the picture they look constipated. So try feeding some mushed up peas. This should help clear any blockages they may have.

 

[Xavier]

DAAAAAMN is that a tumor. peas. stat. but another thing are you sure that's a male because even though it's blurry i really can't see a gonopodium and he looks a little big frame-wise that is to be a male

 

[greekcardinal]

By the picture they look constipated. So try feeding some mushed up peas. This should help clear any blockages they may have.

what kind of peas??? do they have to be frozen, or can they be canned? do I haveto cook them?

 

[Xavier]

By the picture they look constipated. So try feeding some mushed up peas. This should help clear any blockages they may have.

what kind of peas??? do they have to be frozen, or can they be canned? do I haveto cook them?

boil them. de shell. then mash them. but i think you really need to check for a gono. they look like overfed pregnant fancy females to me

 

[greekcardinal]

no i am pretty sure they are males.....deffinately a "gono" in sight!!

 

[Xavier]

no i am pretty sure they are males.....deffinately a "gono" in sight!!

so on the underside it looks like this
http/www.yale.edu/opa/images/pr/2005/200...onopodia_lg.jpg

and not this
http/www.zoo.utoronto.ca/roddlab/image001.jpg

lower the temp to 78

 

[*Fishkies*]

By the picture they look constipated. So try feeding some mushed up peas. This should help clear any blockages they may have.

what kind of peas??? do they have to be frozen, or can they be canned? do I haveto cook them?

They can be canned or frozen. However put the peas in a dish, add some hot water, let set for 15seconds, then rinse them with cool water so you do not burn the fishies when they try to eat them. Then take the outer shell off the pea, and mush the peas up. You can throw away the shells, as these are no use.

Good Luck!

*Those do look like males though, especially by how slender the body is and the tail detail.

 

[greekcardinal]

http/i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/gre.../000_0002-1.jpg

http/i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/gre...al/000_0010.jpg

here are a few more photos....does this help anymore? i am getting some peas right now!!!

 

[*Fishkies*]

Have you seen them poo lately???
Also have they been eating normally??
Do their scales look raised?? Picture of raised scales. Do they look like that at all? To see you will have to look at the top of your fish.

 

[greekcardinal]

well have i seen them poo? i haven't really noticed them not pooing but i don't know if these two in particular have pooed?? yes everybody seems to be eating well.....and no there are no raised scales.