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Brandon asked in PetsFish · 1 decade ago

Fancy Guppies are dying?

I have a 15 gallon tank with 3 platys and 2 guppies. Well recently the female guppy had about 5 babies and about a month later 5 more. And since she had those last 5 I noticed a decline in her health. Her back looked like it was arching a Little and she stayed near the bottom and ended up dying. I thought it was simply the fact that she couldn't handle the pregnancy's and was probably pregnant again. (I have had her for about 5 months). Well I started to notice the same thing with the male guppy 3 days ago and he was dead this morning. (had him for about 5 months as well) 2 guppies in a month something must be up , right? All the platys and babies are looking healthy and doing fine. Any idea what might be wrong?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Well, fish usually die from what the owner does, and some people just don't look after their fish very well. The point is...you must of had poor water conditions or a poor diet. You should go back and check everything, ph, ammonia, nitrates etc. then try again, keep a close eye on them for a few weeks, if nothing happens then you fixed your problem

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