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Today, one of my guppies died while I was at work. (I had a morning shift, so I didn't pay close attention to them this morning. I didn't notice any obvious symptoms. There were none last night when I sat staring at them and my triops for a few hours.) When I came home he was swimming weakly upside-down, and I removed him right away to another container, intending to create a makeshift quarantine tank with an old plastic one. When I got back to it with an airstone fifteen minutes later he was gone. (There was no residue on the tank, it had been thoroughly cleaned, and I used tank water.) Upon his death, although none of the others seemed to have anything wrong, I did a 33% water change. (I usually do about 10-15% every other day.)
Now, I am noticing that the gills on my remaining three are shiny (they were not before- it's almost a pearliness that shows up in the light) and the females seem fatter- they were already pregnant, both gave birth shortly after being put in my tank, and all but one fry was eaten. That one is fine, by the way, in a small tank with java moss. No filter but I change about 75% of the water daily with regular tank water. Should I be concerned about my guppies? Or are they just getting bigger as they have more babies growing in them?
[As a side note, I DID just add three small goldfish the other day, temporarily- they were bought as feeders for the turtle by my younger brother but I'm fairly sure they are fancies, and if they are, I have a friend that wants them. If not, I'll give them to my uncle for his pond. They have very unusual patterns. Could the new fish be the culprit?]
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Last night one of my females went back down to normal size, the other did not.
Now, I am noticing that the gills on my remaining three are shiny (they were not before- it's almost a pearliness that shows up in the light) and the females seem fatter- they were already pregnant, both gave birth shortly after being put in my tank, and all but one fry was eaten. That one is fine, by the way, in a small tank with java moss. No filter but I change about 75% of the water daily with regular tank water. Should I be concerned about my guppies? Or are they just getting bigger as they have more babies growing in them?
[As a side note, I DID just add three small goldfish the other day, temporarily- they were bought as feeders for the turtle by my younger brother but I'm fairly sure they are fancies, and if they are, I have a friend that wants them. If not, I'll give them to my uncle for his pond. They have very unusual patterns. Could the new fish be the culprit?]
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Last night one of my females went back down to normal size, the other did not.