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i looked very closely at one of my guppy fry b/c his fins looked thin and pointed. they are i think "clamped?" what could be causing this? none of the others have this problem. It is my smallest guppy and so transparent that i can't tell if it is ick.

I wouldn't immediately suspect Ich unless you have already witnessed an outbreak of it in the tank.

Clamped fins can mean several things and with this being a fry it could potentially mean that the fish was just not healthy to begin with.

No other fish have been displaying problems?

Have you checked your water parameters to make sure everything is alright on that end?

Last edited by Tammy at 17-Feb-2005 05:49

I just noticed that a couple others seem to have the same problem. i just added some new plants. there were some snails. do snails cary ick? they look like they have splotchy white spots but i am not sure if it is just from them developing color or ick spots! would it be ok if i treated with a half dose. I do frequent water changes and water checks.

Ich would look like grains of salt sprinkled on them. Not splochy. Yes, the parasite could be carried into the tank by snails.

If you want to treat the tank for Ich than go ahead but there is a good chance it will kill all of your snails and so you will need to clean all their carcuses out of the tank or it will really play havoc with your water quality.

You should take a snail that you see the spots on to the local fish store and ask them what it is you have. They also will be able to guide you in what to use to treat it.

I have talked to my local fish store. they have begun expanding into other pets and now they are getting to be jerks. I had a pleco that i rescued from a friends tank( she said she was gonna flush him if i didn't take him) and he got too big for my tank. He was perfectly fine in a tank by himself for a little while but i ran out of room and the pet place wouldn't take him back. They won't even order a betta for me even though the breeder is related to them and she has a halfmoon for sale. They said they knew she had hm's occasionally but every time i ask they say they haven't talked to her. ( they get a new batch of bettas every 2 weeks) I have had it with them. They have begun to neglect their tanks. I noticed 2 tanks yesterday with bad fin rot and 15 dead mollies. They are in over their heads trying to get more business instead of providing quality fish care for the faithful customers. I am not going to ask them for anything else.

P.S. my 2 sick babies died yesterday. the rest look fine. The snail has been flushed and the tank has been treated for fungal fin rot. My uncle told me that i should use a low dose of Myracin. It worked for his tank.

two of my babies that had the clamped fins have died. I am down to 6 healthy fry and 13 just born.