Con Solo the Convict

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Quick vid of the swordtails. I’m surprised how bold they are, they show almost no fear towards me. I took this vid minutes after a water change. It looks like I actually have 2 males and 4 females. The biggest males and females are pushing 2 inches but 2 of them are still only about an inch.
A day after getting them I noticed that some of them unfortunately have white stringy poop which I then learned is most likely internal parasites. I immediately looked up solutions and found RD’s sticky thread about treating with magnesium sulfate. I had some on hand so Ive been following along with the thread and two days later I’m seeing significant improvements. I do plan on grabbing some metroplex and medicated foods just in case though.
 
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Ya I had one change on me in my last go at raising Carpinitis. I have never been able to keep multiple male Swordtails in a 6ft 125. They always fight if more than one. As soon as the female started changing the original male started attacking. Had to move it into another tank.
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Here she is mid change. Still has the triangle fin females have, yet sword part of the tail is starting to grow.
 
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Matth05 said:
Wow! Had no idea they could do that. The only fish I knew of doing that were anthias. My father had a group in his reef tank that did the exact same thing.
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Many gobies do it as well.
And of course, clownfish are famous for it. There is a dominant female, and when one she goes, the subdominant male becomes the new female.
 
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Quick vid of the swordtails. I’m surprised how bold they are, they show almost no fear towards me. I took this vid minutes after a water change. It looks like I actually have 2 males and 4 females. The biggest males and females are pushing 2 inches but 2 of them are still only about an inch.
A day after getting them I noticed that some of them unfortunately have white stringy poop which I then learned is most likely internal parasites. I immediately looked up solutions and found RD’s sticky thread about treating with magnesium sulfate. I had some on hand so Ive been following along with the thread and two days later I’m seeing significant improvements. I do plan on grabbing some metroplex and medicated foods just in case though.
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Most of the swords I ever had were pretty bold and so are mollies. Platies were somewhere inbetween.
 
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Yesterday was the last day of magnesium sulfate treatment for the swords. Gravel vac’d the entire tank today, didn’t see any stringy white poops. Gonna continue to monitor. No luck on the Hex Shield unfortunately, but got some metroplex coming in tomorrow just in case I need it.
Really staring to like these guys. They peck at my fingers now whenever I do water changes which is funny. Few more weeks of qt and scaping before I move Solo in.

Pic from today of the little stunner
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Matth05 said:
Yesterday was the last day of magnesium sulfate treatment for the swords. Gravel vac’d the entire tank today, didn’t see any stringy white poops. Gonna continue to monitor. No luck on the Hex Shield unfortunately, but got some metroplex coming in tomorrow just in case I need it.
Really staring to like these guys. They peck at my fingers now whenever I do water changes which is funny. Few more weeks of qt and scaping before I move Solo in.

Pic from today of the little stunner
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Looks like he's getting a nice blush on his snout!
 
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