Chase J

I just got a female black swordtail in exchange for the platy i lost. But i have a problem. In the tank it was in at the LFS, a lot of the black swordtails had fin rot there. This one looked perfectly healthy but now when i looked at its tail fin its a lil bit frayed. i see no white outline cuz the fin is translucent but is it normal for a new fish to have a lil damage on it?

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Amanda

I would add some stress coat just to be safe.

Chase J

been there done that

Torez

just to be sure put in a little stesszyme. it it is persistant for about a week or if it gets worse quarentine then treat with meds

Chase J

Well U Guys Dont Think Its Fin Rot Do U?

Lucy

Why Stress Zyme for possible fin rot?

Chase, it's hard to tell without a pic. Keep his water pristine and some extra Stress Coat, just like you're doing.

Chase J

Kk, Ill Try To Get a Pic But No Promises and Youll Have To Tell Me How To Put It In a Thread

Lucy

Great, that'll help the members determine whether it's fin rot or just nipped fins.

Here's a link about attaching pics.
How Do I: Attach Pictures to my post

Chase J

Okay Lucy Thats The Best I Could Do The Thumbnail is on The Original Thread Post Thingy At The Top lol

cg49me

Couldn't tell you if it's nipped fins or rot, but she's a beaut!

agabr123

it's definitely hard to tell, rather than medicating i'd just do at least twice weekly water changes with some stress coat added and see how the fin does. if it starts getting smaller still then i'd consider medicating after two or three weeks.

Chase J

Its Healed Up Now And So Is The Other Guys Too Thanks Everyone

agabr123

i'm glad your sword is feeling better

Chase J

Yeah Im Pretty Sure Shes Better Now But Its Only Been A Day So Its Hard To Tell

Chase J

OHHH..... She was fine this morning but then I noticed that her dorsal fin was not erect as usual. When I got home from school this afternoon I went to check on my fish and everyone but her were fine. She is being lethargic and didn't eat anything. When I put my hand on the glass by her she freaks out and darts to a new hiding place. Her fins look fine. No impurities or discolorations at all, at least that I can see. Do you thinks she's just resting? I don't think its anything serious but this is how the marigold acted before he died. He became lethargic, wouldn't eat, became freaked out if my hand was near him, and then..... he died (By the way I named my fish(The platy is Atticus, the Black Swordtail is Octavious, The Koi Swordtail is Diedric, The Male Cherries are Ghildolf and Henricus, and the female cherry barb is Eramus ))

Chase J

Now She Came Out Of Hiding When I Added Some Stress Coat. When She Swam Through it It Seemed like She Was coughing Like Her Gestures (I Know It Sounds Crazy But Just Believe Me) Like she swamm backwards in a jerky motion and her mouth kept opening. Then She Started going around the tank lunging at her tankmates (like lunging the way u lunge at a hamburger to eat it) and bit everyone that got in her way. but her dorsal fin is still down. Is she a zombie fish or what? lol