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john fox
April 25th, 2010, 10:39 AM
female guppys got very thin ,seems it could be some kind of parasite ,any ideas or info thanks john

stevem
April 25th, 2010, 12:21 PM
It could be, but 2 questions first.
first are they eating well, second how is your water quality, are you keeping up with your water changes?

john fox
April 25th, 2010, 06:41 PM
stevem thanks for the reply 1- theres 10 fish in a29 gal -2 ,water quality seems okay i have live plants and a few small snails 3 i do water changes once a week also have a 700 aquaclear on the 29. i was wondering if it could be either frozen shrimp or i have crushed the snails 4 food .i bought anti parasite food we,ll c if that works they seem to be eating ,they stay on the surface a lot,, ill let u no what happens if i see any changes thanks again john

john fox
April 28th, 2010, 12:11 AM
follow up ,most are gone to the turtle ,but to my suprise i see a couple of fry,hoping they will carry on!

john fox
September 26th, 2012, 06:57 PM
I think I finally solved the problems I've had with guppy ; simple :;;raise the ph to 7.6 and there lively as a grasshopper😆😋😎😎🐠🐠🐳🐋

stevem
September 27th, 2012, 04:50 PM
they do like a little hardness in their water