Too many female guppies maybe?

[1201td]

as you can guess by the title, i lost another fish. however, 99% of these have been my male guppies, and some have died with injuries (ripped guns). i do have a higher female percentage in my tank, could that be the issue? none of my other fish are having injuries.

 

[fishydaddy]

Is this a guppy only tank? It's possible that you have one aggressive female that does NOT want to be bothered by the males, but I would think there to be another culprit. I do not think you have too many female guppies, it's likely just one that's causing problems if it is a guppy at all doing this.

 

[Flyfisha]

Hi 1201td
How big is the tank?
How many females in the tank .
A photo many help us the count ,if you have hundreds in a small tank.
When did you last do a water test and what was the readings for nitrates and ammonia. Knowing the GH ( the amount of minerals) would be handy if fish are dying slowly.

 

[emeraldking]

Are you sure they're all guppies? It does happen from time to time that a mosquito fish is among female guppies in a tank at a store. Female mosquito fish do look a bit similar to female guppies. But they love to nip at larger fins. I've seen that happen a number of times at different stores. Those employees thought that there was an illness in the tank. So, they've treated the tank without any positive results. They all had a lost mosquito fish amongst them that was attacking those guppies.
Maybe a picture of those fish could say a bit more...