Help! Guppy with clamped fins & lost all color!!

So today, I had just noticed that one of my guppies had lost all color, and had the fins clamped. Any reason why? Help would be very, well, helpful. I try and send picture tomorrow.

I forgot to metion this. Sorry for nto using edit but rn idrc, so. the guppies are very inbred(noob mistake, got from friend, who is now very far from me rn). They are super in bred and yeah. This has happened before. What do I do????? please help.

Tank

What is the water volume of the tank? 20 gallons
How long has the tank been running? 8 month
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 78
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
Dwarf Gourami
A lot of baby guppies
Mollies

(they are all getting bigger tank very soon)

Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Every week
How much of the water do you change? 50-75 percent
What do you use to treat your water? Dechlorinator
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Both

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish?
Yes

Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? 1 a day
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Tetra
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Not really

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? A few weeks
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? Today
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Clamp fin no swimming and loss of color
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? No color and clamp fin

Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)

Today saw fish, clamp fin, not swimming (trying to) and had no color.

 

can you list your water parameters since you didnt in the template. it's the most important part.

 

can you list your water parameters since you didnt in the template. it's the most important part.

I don't have my testing kit yet, i was going to get it but was slowed cause of covid

 

how did you cycle your tank without testing your water parameters? you can still order them online right now though like Amazon with no issues, you need to order one asap. I wont be able to tell you if this is a water quality issue of not if you have no way of testing the water. Your best bet for now is frequent water changes and Prime water conditioner to help bond the high levels of ammonia,nitrite, nitrates. Do you have "Prime" water conditioner at least? its the only water conditioner to help keep the water safe for fish/inverts when cycling or any spikes

 

how did you cycle your tank without testing your water parameters? you can still order them online right now though like Amazon with no issues, you need to order one asap. I wont be able to tell you if this is a water quality issue of not if you have no way of testing the water. Your best bet for now is frequent water changes and Prime water conditioner to help bond the high levels of ammonia,nitrite, nitrates. Do you have "Prime" water conditioner at least? its the only water conditioner to help keep the water safe for fish/inverts when cycling or any spikes

I had a testing kit but we threw it out on accident darn spring cleaning. And i do have conditioner . this is a one time case. i will go order them ty

 

No otherr fish aare acitng up, any reason? The genetics?/

 

Maybe do another water change to be safe since you can test the water right now.
Also can you please post a picture of the sick fish.
And please list how many mollies and approximately how many guppies you have in the tank since you didn’t say.

 

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Maybe do another water change to be safe since you can test the water right now.
Also can you please post a picture of the sick fish.
And please list how many mollies and approximately how many guppies you have in the tank since you didn’t say.

I have a lot of babies, about 30(35 are babies), and 6 mollies(4 baby)

 

It’s possible that your having the beginning of a water quality issue, your tank is kinda heavily stocked, I would do a big water change and get a test kit ASAP. I hope this helps

 

That’s way too many fish for a 20 gal. Assuming your tank is cycled and water quality is okay, the fish are probably super stressed out from being over crowded.

 

That’s way too many fish for a 20 gal. Assuming your tank is cycled and water quality is okay, the fish are probably super stressed out from being over crowded.

2/3 are about 1/5 of an inch. We still think it is genetics. This has happened before. But only in male guppies. We moved to a different tank so if an infection it wouldn't spread. It passed away this morning. But this is the 4th or 5th case. What is it?

 

2/3 are about 1/5 of an inch. We still think it is genetics. This has happened before. But only in male guppies. We moved to a different tank so if an infection it wouldn't spread. It passed away this morning. But this is the 4th or 5th case. What is it?

All of your mollies and your gourami are babies as well then? Overcrowding and/or water quality was my guess. If you think it’s genetics then maybe it is, idk

 

All of your mollies and your gourami are babies as well then? Overcrowding and/or water quality was my guess. If you think it’s genetics then maybe it is, idk

Pretty much, most are babies. The gourami is still young but not a baby.

 

Pretty much, most are babies. The gourami is still young but not a baby.

I would still get that water test kit so you can definitely rule out water quality issues. It will help you figure out what going on for sure

 

I would still get that water test kit so you can definitely rule out water quality issues. It will help you figure out what going on for sure

OKay, thank you!

 

OKay, thank you!

Hope everything works out Sorry for your loss!

 

Hope everything works out Sorry for your loss!

No worries!