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    Koi with swim bladder

    hello, my dad pointed out to me that his koi is swimming upside down, when it stops swimming it just floats upto the top, so I diagnosed it as swim bladder. I have fed him some peas and added in some pond bacteria medication, but is there anything else I can do for it? All help is appreciated...
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    Help emergency 4 dead in a week

    I have noticed on all 4 fish they have had their fins bitten off but I can't figure out which fish it is I lost a female betta, a blue eyed yellow rainbow, a black cory and a female swordtail. The other fish I have in my tank are, 1 male swordtail* 4 females and a load of fry* 1 male platy* 2...
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    Unknown white stuff near fin

    my dwarf neon rainbow has this weird white mark on the side of her it started out as a spot which I did try and heal but unfortunately turned out like this and seems to be growing She's eating fine and swimming and acting normally but not sure what to get to treat it
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    Platy chasing?

    my male platy who was calm and didn't do anything for weeks has decided to chase the females in the tank, I have 3 female platys with the one male, but I'm not sure if he is chasing to breed or chasing to be a bully. He is also chasing my 3month old possibly female swordtail aswell, but not...
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    Breeding swordtail x platy

    A cross breed between a swordtail and a platy are perfectly fine, majority of swordtails sold these days a crossed with platys anyway, they give birth normally and are fertile. This I think is due to being both from the same xiphophorus gene, there is nothing wrong with a cross breed of these...
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    Breeding swordtail x platy

    Hello, I have a female panda platy which is one of my friends favorite fish, I would like to x breed her with my swordtail, but it seems like there is no interest in her, Dont worry I won't give them to a shop, or sell them without people knowing they are x bred even though majority are...
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    Why Swordtail change gender?

    Just wondering why one of my female swordtail has changed gender, I had three females to 1 male, but now I have 2 males, I know if one male isnt dominant enough or becomes infertile, another becomes male but I can tell you, my male shows its dominance, and has impregnated my fish multiple times...
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    Sick rainbow praecox

    TBH I have no idea I think I was too late as this all happened today, as soon as I woke up and fed them and saw her not doing much or moving I rushed out a brought both melafix and pimafix, I put in the melafix today, but unfortunately it died also today so I dont think it even had time for the...
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    Sick rainbow praecox

    I noticed one of my dwarf neon rainbow fish was looking sickly, slightly off colour and its fins were not looking correct, it was only swimming in one spot and wouldnt eat. I tested the water nothing wrong with it, all other fish seem healthy and lively, all eating. So I quarantined it and put...
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    Panda Platy breeding?

    Ok, it's due to the fact I've been reading up , and some people say the male will act like it's any other female and just go for it, and some say that If you have swordtail females in there, it more then likely wont choose it other the rest. I'm curious because I'm wondering what a hybrid of...
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    Panda Platy x Breeding?

    Hello, I'm getting a panda platy from someone I know who cant have it in his tank anymore, it Is a female, but I'm wondering, what is the likelihood of it cross breeding with my swordtail? I own 3 females and 1 male swordtail, and 1 baby fry swordtail. I'm not to bothered if it does as it...
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    Panda Platy breeding?

    Hello, I'm getting a panda platy from someone I know who cant have it in his tank anymore, it Is a female, but I'm wondering, what is the likelihood of it cross breeding with my swordtail? I own 3 females and 1 male swordtail, and 1 baby fry swordtail. I'm not to bothered if it does as it...
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    How to clean with a fry?

    I have a baby fry which has lived through the war zone, it accidentally got in the bag when I got 2 female swordtails a few weeks ago, and it's still living. But my question is how can I do a clean with him in my tank? I dont want him to now die after surviving, I really need to do a gravel...
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    Swordtail staying on the bottom

    Well after a day he no longer came out of hiding, and now I find no sign of him in the tank, I have removed all the plants and everything, and there is nothing left of him in my tank. So I'm not sure what happened but fr what I can tell he no longer exists, but also I feel like I picked quite...
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    Pregnant?

    I'm just wondering if my swordtail is pregnant, when I got her she came pregnant but I'm just curious if she is again, she is a lot fatter then the other 2 I have, but i dont see a gravid spot so just wondering, any help?
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