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I did a pH test and it came back at 7.1ish but it may have been overfeeding that caused the ammonia spike because a few days before the swordtail started acting the way she did, someone else in my house fed the fish. About 90% of my tank is just swordtails and none of them appear to be under...

Yep, its a cycled tank. The tank was set up a few months ago and the fish have been fine. The only real issue I've noticed is that the tank water turns green sometimes. Could that be related? I do have an overhead light that's on for a few hours each day.

Before I did the water change, I tested the water and there was some ammonia present which is why I thought it was the cause. Ammonia levels are back to 0 now.

Thank you for the advice. Unfortunately, she passed away this morning before I could act on your directions.

Hello, Yesterday I noticed my swordtail fish lying on her side barely moving, so I moved her into a box so the other fish wouldn't bother her. A few hours later, I did about a 60%ish water change because I felt this behaviour was due to an ammonia spike but she has since turned upside down fully...