Guppy problem

This is how they start looking, getting very skinny some of them. I did kill all the skinny ones, about 5. I was told to get rid of them all as I wont find the problem.... Tank been running for more than a year, weekly water changes , I did add rams about 3-4 weeks ago, Also got many new plants. Anyone seen this happened before? I did once and lost all my guppies, id say 2 years ago, NOW AGAIN.....

 

Maybe I was just lucky with my breeding project... but.... I was always advised .... do not get Guppies from a guppy farm.... they are produced in (millions) and.... will not last for 2 weeks in your tank.... I have bought some guppies from commercial breeders.... and.... it is true..... they do not last very long due to what is known as "Guppy Disease" ..... brood... after brood just died.... until one day... I separated freshly born fry immediately as and when they were born..... to a tank of their own..... 16 of them.... all the breeding stocks subsequently died.... (Guppy disease) .... but the separated 16 fry..... started a new generation of Guppies... which I still have today..... I suspect that you have "Guppy disease" infesting your tanks.... Dunno what causes it.... and.... hoping I do not get it.... Net out freshly born fry... and start from scratch with those..... Just my opinion....

 

i lost 70 beautiful males a month ago they went thin and could not swim right after i put them in a new 1.2meter tank i bought on gumtree. i figured out that i had swim bladder disease so i caught my 4 females put them in a separate tank and they all gave birth got about 150 fry now getting big quickly. Out of the 85 i had only males and 4 females i saved 10males with sum treatment i bought for R150 at a pet shop . was sad to see my 3yrs of guppy breeding down the toilet but now excited to see how the fry gonna look in about 3 months time .

 

@Cheetah I also think it is guppy Disease, heard of it and think that's what happened to me more than a year ago, kept 5 fish and all these are from that 5, okey, I have some very small fry in the tank, but not sure if its from today or early in the week, what should I do? When this first happened to me I spend a large amount of money on meds and stuff and noting worked. @jacques du toit ja its sad, also very sad cause I was struggling to get the blonde lyre and somehow 3 poped out but the 1 was first to die. I was told to kill all them in the tank and hydrogen peroxide the tank and start over. Problem is starting over, where do I start........

 

I have 3 1000l tanks with guppies I got from some of the forum members,They were multiplyng like mad Until 3 months ago,first the black Adults,then the blue adults then the orange tale adults all died.some look perfectly healthy,others go thin and look like their backs are broken and battle to swim then died.
A couple of the babies survived,lost about 500 guppies!
thought it might be the colder nights as the tanks are outside with heaters,but the temp still drops to 21degrees!
Very sad as it was some of len and Irmas stock!
Maybe as you guys noted,a dreadful guppy DISEASE!!!!

 

Fish tuberculosis.:idea:

 

Could be. Do a google search and see if the other symptoms concur.
@jabula 7749 - sorry to hear this. I will have more Full Reds available in a couple of months.

 

sounds like Fish TB ja, did read about that . Ja, well if this does go further I will put down the whole tank, sadly its my planted tank, ill make a plan with it somehow, then I might take on betta breeding, as for the tank next to this tank, if its in there, I might make that an open top planted. Will keep my odd outside tank guppies, they cannot have this, don't even have pics of them, never check on them, just feed and water. Ai dis sad oor die storie, amal lyk sover goed maar ek weet daar is iets fout in die tank, van die vise is net anders....

 

Experienced the same problem a while ago. Got Praziquantel and treated the whole tank. And retreated it a second time four days later. Feed them at least two to three times a day, must feed live food bbs is best. I bought granules and spirulina flakes from Prof Dirk.
I also read a lot about Heximita, and thought it will do no harm to follow the advise from sone top breeders. I make my tank water arder by adding some Epsoms salt and bicarb to my water. About a teaspoon per 60 litres. Works like a charm for me.
never seen my guppies happier and healthier, and the breed like crazy

 

Ill add some to the tank, then all the other aswell. I hope to get bbs eggs because mine wont hatch.

 

Len you have any plants in the tank you adding this to?

And for those who are ... read here before you go rushing into this Water Chemistry The Planted Tank

 

Hello. Yes I use the same method in my planted tank with no ill effect.
I sometimes get the impression too many people have opinions in a hobby, that they want to call true gospel. If it works for you, thumbs up. This is what worked for me, if anybody or nobody do the same, no problem



Here is n pic of my planted tank- hightech with CO2 and all not the best pic, taken with iPad

 

LoL, sorry about upside down pics

 

looking great Ien

 

It's beautiful!

 

Len,

I'm still completely new to the whole aquarium business and would like to inquire on the Epson Salt and Bicarb

I have 2 cory julii and a pleco in with my guppies. Any idea how adding these affect them?

 

.. good to know, was a little concerned that people would think that you can only do the epson salt and bicarb in a non-planted tank. Our tanks are in the end about a sustainable eco system - so stick to what works and do not try every other thing you find, unless you are willing to put up a tank for each of those things.

 

So len , I add a teaspoon for my tank and almost another half , does this count for bicarb and Epson salt? Also bicarb same as baking soda?

 

Today still no problem fish I believe, all looks okey , I wonder if it could be dechlorinator, they don't know this, ever since I started using it again they wernt the same . Had not done a water change for a few days, only added normal tap water with some heated kettle water.