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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Help!: my female swordtail is just lying there
I have had the swordtails in my tank for about 4 weeks now and one of the females is just being very lazy. She lays on the ground or sits on my plants. She is very skinny and she swims weird. Her swimming is more of a wobble. I do bi-weekly water changes. The nitirites ammonias and nitrates are all good. I have added some prime and I have been trying to feed her but she doesn't eat. Will she make it? | 
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Sorry to hear about your Swordtail. That sounds like a condition that affects a lot of livebearers, I'm not sure if theres an actual name for it. I've had Platies, Swords and Guppies like it in the past, some make it and some don't. | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| What is a good cure. I had a molly awhile ago that had the same symptoms and I added prime to the tank but the molly died and there was a strange whole in her side? No mouths that could make a whole like that unless my kulhi loach did that | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I don't think that there is a cure unfortunatly. Keeping the water pristine can only help, but in my experience even if the fish survive they tend to stay that way. It tends to happen a lot to female livebearers after they've given birth a few times. | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| This female has yet to give birth and I have seen alot of births in my day so I know when one is coming and when one has happened. | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| hi..sorry about your swordtail, a few of my platys began hanging out in the bottom, then started with the fins clamped etc. I did a wc, added prime and stress-coat, and all but one made it aafter a few weeks. Although it was the female that didn't recover,its not gender specific, imo, it just happens some make and some don't regardless of the gender.
I would just say, water change, maybe stress coat+ and hope for the best. Sorry about your fish. | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Ok I did a 30% wc today so I hope that helps, the other swords seem fine | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Gouramiguy17  Ok I did a 30% wc today so I hope that helps,
the other swords seem fine |
..Great! good luck, Im wishing for the best outcome for you and your fish! | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| So do I, I don't want to have a shortage of females | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| I'm so sorry about your swordtail  Keep us posted on how she's doing. | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| She is about the same still today, she tries to eat but she just spits out the food | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| Oh, bless her heart. Hang in there, maybe she'll turn around for ya. | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I wish I could set up a Q. My parents are mean and won't let me | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| You're doing the best you can for her and I'm sure she knows that. | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| I fed my fish and the swordtail tried to eat but she kept spitting food out. She only held in a little bit of food | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| Even a little bit of food is good. We're all keeping our fins crossed for you both  | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| Thank you, my other swordtail is about to release, I am going to add a bit more plants and leave her in the main tank. I hope the fry survive | |
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October 5th, 2009
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| Ooooohhhh, BABY FISH! Happy times  | |
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October 6th, 2009
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| Oh I hope she makes it, my female is skinny and just sits in my hornwort and wisteria | |
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