Generally things like that are caused from stress, weakened immune system, or unclean water. All three are usually linked together. I am not sure what is on his head. Wether its an abnormal growth or natural. What are your tank parameters? Ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite readings from a liquid test kit. Tank size, what fish are in the tank, and how long the tank has been set up?
I would do a 50% water change regardless to dilute a possible cause. Its the first thing i do when sickness or in this case deaths occur. Cant see whats growing from its head but its not good.
Those are just natural spikes they use to defend territories. There is nothin wrong with his gills...
One BNs die they extend these fully and it stays that way. Right now the only cause of death I can think of if the water params are perfect, is either poor diet, or lack of wood
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+1...I have had one to die and they do extend those spikes for defense and mine also died with them extended as if she was fighting/defending herself
+1! Had no idea, thanks guys!!You learn something ecveryday! Good to know
so the poor diet was my fault then when i feed my fish i was feeding them shrimp pellets but after adding the sword tails was tropical flakes so pretty much starved my plecoThose are just natural spikes they use to defend territories. There is nothin wrong with his gills...
One BNs die they extend these fully and it stays that way. Right now the only cause of death I can think of if the water params are perfect, is either poor diet, or lack of wood
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Using water conditioner?
Mix the prime before adding the waterit is supposed to work instantly but mixing and waiting 1 hour is good, 2-3 is possibly better iffish are dieing during WC. Add the primed water in small increments. If the swordtails are sensitive to chems in your tap water then adding prime before putting it in your tank is crucial.or add prime to your drained tank before adding water at least. Just options. I haven't kept swordtails so i don't know anything about them really. I a;ways premix my water conditioner before adding water to the tank and wait at lesast a few minutes.
oh ok i will add it to my drained tank since i use a hose that connects to vacuum from my faset how long do i wait after adding the prime to the tank before i put water in
I use an API product instead of prime but i assume prime works instantly as well. Have a read on the label to check if it says so. If you just add prime to the aquarium before you add tap water it should be ok assuming it dechlorinates etc instantly. Add enough for the complete volume of the tank, not just what you will remove for WC.