I have a cherry barb, a male swordtail, Siamese Flying Foxes(tiny),and a peppered cory.Could you all please identiy which fishies above might have killed my population of guppies?The guppies died with
1.tails and heads facing up, forming a curve,
2.curved part had a big lump with bite all over it and cotton wool stuff covering the lump(lump does not have colours)
3.there is a little blood over the lump
If y'all think it is a disease, tell me more about it
2006-12-15
22:44:19
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They all sound more like diseases rather then being killed by the other fish, check this site out and see if you can find out what was wrong. http://www.guppies.com/diseases.html They have a forum over there too that you can join and ask.
Another thing cories are a schooling fish so you might want to think about getting a few more.
2006-12-16 01:11:50
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answered by Nunya Biznis 6
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Well,
I am aqauriest. All barbs out there are "nutorious" for being fin nippers. Barbs should only be in a tank of the same species. They will destroy smaller fish and destroy fins off of bigger fish. If other fishes fins look mangled, its the barbs. In this case, I couldn't see the swordtails doing this. I would say the barbs are up to no good. Guppies are usually known as feeder fish because of there size. Hope this helps.
Wee Man.
2006-12-16 01:33:07
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answered by boychuka 3
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white cotton looking stuff is a sure sign of fungus, sounds like a fungal infection, however, barbs are nippers that will pick on and torment other fish lowering their immune system, the cory and flying fox are probably nothing to worry about but the male swordtail can be agressive toward other livebearers, usually not guppies but it can happen.
2006-12-18 08:27:21
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answered by weebles 5
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It is possible another fish did pick on the guppies, but also alot of strains of guppies purchased at petstores have genetic issues and illnesses. If your really wanting to keep guppies it also helps to keep your waters p.h. a little higher/hard, and the water temp lower around 72. They also like aquarium salt added. Guppies also do best when not overfeed even more so than alot of species.
2006-12-16 03:16:04
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answered by talisy77 4
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This sounds like a fungus problem of some sort. Stop by the Fish Health and Disease forums at FishGeeks for detailed information on identifying and treating the problem.
2006-12-16 02:18:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Sounds like a disease to me as well. A bacteria or fungus.
I would also check the water's perimeters since this can cause disease.
Ive noticed in the past that if just say my PH jumps to high my guppies are the first to go!
-Columnaris----A white cotton like fungus on the body, fins or mouth.
http://www.guppies.com/diseases.html#FUNGUS
2006-12-16 01:22:26
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answered by angelmwilson 5
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if it killed all the guppies and nothing else, it was probably a disease. if one of your fish was going to be violent, it would probably have attacked other fish as well. how long were the guppies in the tank?
2006-12-16 04:49:19
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answered by Anonymous
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sounds like a disease called ick, which can develop into more fungi
2006-12-23 13:24:23
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answered by Anonymous
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it sounds like a fungus do a water change and you can get meds at pretty much any pet shop
2006-12-16 01:42:30
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answered by Eho 4
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watch out for the flying fox.. when it gets older, it will attack the other fish.
2006-12-16 03:05:47
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answered by professorminh 4
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