Cause Of Death

Today I saw that a guppy that I’d had for about three and a half months had died. The tank has been established for a little more than four months.

I never saw anything wrong with him prior, and I still don’t see anything wrong with the three other guppies in the tank. His body was bent at a 90 degree angle by his mid section. Anyone know what could’ve happened?

 

Are the guppies the only thing in the tank? I had one die in the early days but he was just laying on the bottom of the tank. The bent body is a sign of toxins in the water. How big you s your tank? What are your ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates testing at?

 

It’s a community tank so I also have neon tetras, a molly and a betta (btw the bettas really calm and is only aggressive to fish that are bigger than him). The three other guppies (two I got at the same time as the one that died and one I got just a couple of weeks ago) all seem fine. The tank parameters are also all good with no ammonia or nitrites.

 

How about nitrates? Just trying to figure this out.

 

How about nitrates? Just trying to figure this out.

Around 25-35