Hi

I added 5 new guppies to my established tank a couple of weeks ago- the problem lies with just one of them. 4 of them are males for definate as they have gorgeous big colourfull fins but the 5th has a pointy tale and no top fin. It just looks weird, kind of deformed.

It has been struggling today so I think it has been picked on? It is now in a floating tank inside the big tank as it is on its side/upside down.

I dont think I can save the poor fish but does anyone know of anything I can do.

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Your choices are, leave it and hope it gets better, leave it and it dies or flick it on its head and put it out of her misery its not the nicest thing to do but it is humane

I can't keep guppies, I have a very well established tank and have tried on several occaisons to intruduce guppies of both sex and they all got picked on, I was told it was my angels causing the problems but I watched them like a hawk and I'm not convinced!! I think that their fins and tails look like flake food and therefore get nipped at!
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Hi
Came back from work and it had died the others are all darting around like loonies so I think it must have been picked on as it was lacking the top fin.

I havent got many fish in the tank, just 2 neons and the 4 male guppies, dont think neons attack? do they? maybe they do? think it more likely to be the other guppies?

D x

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More than likely, espicaly with a ratio like that, try adding more females than males or they will keep on pestering her for naughties i would guess 1 male to every 5 females would be fine

I thought I had got all males, looks like the PS slipped a female in -

Will the boys fight even if there are no females? they swim round together at the moment like buddies.

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No they shouldnt fight, the only time when you will get problems is if there isnt enough females to go around, they will either end up fighting between themselfs and/or pestering the female, a tank full of all females or males will be fine a good raito will also be fine but as you have found out 1 female to a bunch of males isnt

I have Guppies and never had a problem but i allways have at least 2 females to every male, but be warned they are prolific breeders !!

Lol - I havent any females now. I used to have mollies and they were forever having babies (they ate most of them)

I like these little guppies, very pretty

Do you find the guppies eat all their babies too?

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If the fry dont have anywhere to hide or housed in a seprate tank they will be eatten. I used to put a type of floating moss in my tank and make sure they could get into it and not be eatten.

Why do you think they breed so much? As there usually is a great loss.

I used to find with my Guppies and Platys that they would go a bent shape after a while and some one told me this is due to age and inbreeding.

Emma x

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