What's wrong with my pregnant guppy

[loveforplaties]

She is really big pregnant and she is swimming sideways not fully sideways just like tilted to the right. I'm not sure if she's sick, about to give birth, or what. I'm super worried. It's almost As if the fry is weighing her down on the right side

 

[loveforplaties]

Another thing I've read is they normally stop eating before they give birth but this fish keeps eating she acts starved. Earlier I thought she might have lost her mucus plug (if fish have those) it look like bloody mucus so that's why I thought it was that but it may have just been poop I'm unsure

 

[Jrodiohead]

She probably has dropsy. I would isolate her immediately. Look up treatment and symptoms.


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[loveforplaties]

She probably has dropsy. I would isolate her immediately. Look up treatment and symptoms.


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Do you think I should still isolate her? This morning I woke up and she's swimming completely normal

 

[Jrodiohead]

I would for a couple of days. Do a salt treatment or medicine regimen for a few days and just observe her. IF she does have a bacteria or fungus you can't see, she could potentially harm other fish. Guppies can tolerate high salt concentration but most freshwater bacteria and fungus can't. If you leave her in the tank, you're risking her life and whatever else is living in the tank.


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[loveforplaties]

I would for a couple of days. Do a salt treatment or medicine regimen for a few days and just observe her. IF she does have a bacteria or fungus you can't see, she could potentially harm other fish. Guppies can tolerate high salt concentration but most freshwater bacteria and fungus can't. If you leave her in the tank, you're risking her life and whatever else is living in the tank.


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I put her in a small 5 gallon alone and put aquarim salt