Need more help with my guppy

[Mariah]

I really need some help. If you read my thread "deformed/dead fry" you are already familiar with what Im going to say.
My female guppy looked like she was giving birth to undeveloped fry. Now after reading another post "platties with white poo" Im thinking it might just be poo. Thats what the LFS has told me but im still unsure. But the thing is its thicker than normal poo and it takes a long time for it to come out of her. Also this has been going on for 7 days..... Also she seems to want to be by herself. Like right now she is in one spot near the back of my tank where the heater is. My male guppy seems like he is harasing her most of the time. Would it help if I got another female?
Is there anything I can do? I am very concerned as I dont want her or my other fish to die. Please help

 

[WILDER]

Internal parasites signs are long stringy white poo, red inflamed anus, worms hanging out of the anus, doe s she have any of these.

 

[3fsh]

Guppies need to be in ratios of 1 male to 3 females. If there is only 1 male to 1 female, odds are he will harass her to death (literally). I would buy at least 2 other females to distract the male from targeting this one female. Good luck!


Oooh, almost forgot... it sounds like she is aborting her fry. If it is chunky and white, then it is definitely dead fry. If it is stringy and white, then it is probably internal parasites.

 

[Mariah]

Internal parasites signs are long stringy white poo, red inflamed anus, worms hanging out of the anus, doe s she have any of these.

Ummm.... I think I may of seen a long stringy white poo, but that was only once and it could of been part of my green crombia plant and it has long stringy things on it. She dosent have a red inflamed anus or worms hanging out of the anus. What would a worm look like anyways?
Thanks

 

[WILDER]

Just keep an eye on her sorry you are having to go through the mill, how long now is it that she has been like this, has her size of tummy gone down.

 

[Mariah]

Guppies need to be in ratios of 1 male to 3 females. If there is only 1 male to 1 female, odds are he will harass her to death (literally). I would buy at least 2 other females to distract the male from targeting this one female. Good luck!


Oooh, almost forgot... it sounds like she is aborting her fry. If it is chunky and white, then it is definitely dead fry. If it is stringy and white, then it is probably internal parasites.

I will defentally be getting another female guppy to keep my male guppy entertained. Thanks for that advice
With the aborting her fry is it normal for it to go on for 7 days? Because its been going on for 7 days.... Also this white stuff is thicker than brown normal poo..
Thanks

 

[WILDER]

If she had alot of fry in there probably, never heard of it before, has she been under stress and this why she aborted.

 

[Mariah]

Just keep an eye on her sorry you are having to go through the mill, how long now is it that she has been like this, has her size of tummy gone down.

It has been going on for 7 days now Her tummy was never really that big. Like she has a gravid spot but dont they all have a dark spot in the middle?

I just tried to upload a picture of her but it says I cannot upload that type of file.

 

[Mariah]

If she had alot of fry in there probably, never heard of it before, has she been under stress and this why she aborted.

Well I bought her on March 13 and she started this on March 15 so maybe its stress? Im just finding this weird because no one seems to know whats going on. Its actually scaring me....

 

[WILDER]

These thing coming out of her does look like little beads in between the stringy thing, like a beaded necklace.

 

[Mariah]

These thing coming out of her does look like little beads in between the stringy thing, like a beaded necklace.

Its really just a white thing with no breaks...
And again I just got home shes just chilling by herself where the heater is in the back of the tank by herself With a piece of white thing coming out of her....
What to do.... What to do.....

 

[Mariah]

WILDER - I know you know whats wrong! Help me!
Like I posted in another post, she looks like shes panting in the back of my tank near the top. Whats this thing Im hearing about adding a pea to the water? Cause now it defentally looks like white poo. But the thing is it hangs on her for a while before it comes off. Do I need medication? If so what kind? What do I tell the people at the LFS? Will the medication or the pea harm my mollie fry or my other fishes? Do I medicate the whole tank? Or do I take her out? I dont really have another place for her though but I could figure out something.
Also can I add another female guppy to my tank right now to keep my male entertained?

Edited to add that I just fed my fish and she hardly ate anything if anything....

Thanks

 

[Jezah]

Pea's are a good high fatty food for sick fishes. It wont harm the rest of your fish. However, if she has parasites, I would DEFINITELY move her to a different tank. Even a bucket(clean one)with a air stone is preferable to leaving her in the main tank. Besides the fact she may pass on the parasites to other fishes, the male will stress her out even more. I would also add some salt to a separate bucket and put her in it for about 10 minutes. I use a concentration of about 1 1/2 tables spoon per 5 gallons. ALWAYS DISSOLVE THE SALT FIRST, or you may burn the fish. Salt is a good all around treatment for most ailments, as it increases the thickness of the fishes slime coat as well as helps with osmosis...making it easier for the fish to regulate hydration. Also, ASAP, I would get some broad spectrum antibiotic...like penicillin and dose her with it. It sounds like she had internal parasites, and antibiotics are the only cure. Good luck.

 

[Mariah]

Pea's are a good high fatty food for sick fishes. It wont harm the rest of your fish. However, if she has parasites, I would DEFINITELY move her to a different tank. Even a bucket(clean one)with a air stone is preferable to leaving her in the main tank. Besides the fact she may pass on the parasites to other fishes, the male will stress her out even more. I would also add some salt to a separate bucket and put her in it for about 10 minutes. I use a concentration of about 1 1/2 tables spoon per 5 gallons. ALWAYS DISSOLVE THE SALT FIRST, or you may burn the fish. Salt is a good all around treatment for most ailments, as it increases the thickness of the fishes slime coat as well as helps with osmosis...making it easier for the fish to regulate hydration. Also, ASAP, I would get some broad spectrum antibiotic...like penicillin and dose her with it. It sounds like she had internal parasites, and antibiotics are the only cure. Good luck.

So does what Im describing sound like a internal parasite for sure?

Also if I move her to a bucket with a airstone do I add salt to the bucket? Will I need a heater for the bucket? (Because I dont have one...) Should I add a pea to the bucket? How long should she be in the bucket for?

If I leave her in the main tank I already have added salt to the tank about 2 weeks back (to get rid of ick) Should I add more to my tank? My temp is at 79 F. Also do I add a pea? I will add medication to the bucket if I put her in there.

With buying medication if I leave her in the main tank and I treat the whole tank will it harm the other fish I have in there? I have mollies, platies, guppies and tiny mollie fry. I dont want to harm my other fish....

Also would doing a water change/cleaning the gravel help the internal parasites go away? Would I do a water change before or after I add the meds?


Please give advice

Thanks

 

[WILDER]

I'm abit worry about her heavy breathing, add the med to the tank, attach an airstone as it will decrease 02 in the water, add some salt if you have no scaless fish, good luck.