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Oh No! She is pregnant and has jumped out of the tank!?
2 of my preg. swordtails jumped out of the tank when I moved the covering for the hole in the back of the hood. I totally forgot to put the cover back over the hole and when I went to the tank and did not see either of them....I felt sadness as I knew they had jumped and sure enough both females were on the floor behind the tank. I picked up the first one who was deceased and discarded her. The second female did not look as dried up as the first one so I put her in a net and into the tank. A few seconds later she began breathing. About a hour later she was swimming in the net almost perfect and is now back in the tank swimming even more normal. My question is....are her developing fry dead inside her? if so...will she abort them or will they kill her if they are dead inside her. Please help!
swordtails are known to jump out of the tanks so water levels have nothing to do with it. I just wanna know if her developing fry will be aborted or will they kill her. Thanks all!
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
As you are aware Swords are jumpers and if provided with an uncovered area they will take advantage of it...usually with detrimental results to themselves.
If your female is swimming and other wise acting "normal" then you may be okay. Keep a close eye on her for the next several days. More than likely if the developing fry have "demised" then they will be absorbed back into the mothers body with no long lasting detrimental effects.
- 1 decade ago
If the fry die, she will abort them. There usually isn't any problem with this.
Now we must address the reason they jumped out in the first place. What are your water levels? Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates? If you don't know these, get an API Master Test Kit for $30 or take your water to a pet store and have them test it. We need exact numbers, not "it's okay", "it's high", "it's normal". Don't get test strips. They're unreliable.
Your ammonia and nitrites should be 0. Your nitAtes should be between 0-40. If these levels are any different, do a 50% water change.
How often do you do water changes? If it's less than once a week, than you need to start doing them more often. Make sure you use water conditioner.
Your fish probably jumped out because of water conditions. Too much ammonia or not using water conditioner, or not changing the water enough will make the water polluted. All this can easily be corrected with water changes.
Source(s): Personal experience Owner of 7 fish tanks - Anonymous1 decade ago
I do not think any of the fry in her are dead. Jumping out of the tank will just cause stress to the fish and she may delay her drops for 3~4 months. Thats what happened when my swordtail jumped
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I have had this happen to me too, I would just moniter the fish carefully for a while. Some of the fry may be dead but most should be fairly healthy, make sure to keep her in the same enviroment she is in until she is ready to give birth or she could go into shock.
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- 1 decade ago
They might not be as healthy as they should be, but if you maintain good water levels, and keep her in good condition from now on, they should be fine.
But, if she was not breathing for a while, some might have died.
- 1 decade ago
if she is still alive there is a possible chance they frys are still alive as this hass happen to me before.
