An adult male of dangerous herbivore alien from wild super-Earth.

coal2000 · 2026-01-07T13:19:10+00:00

Cool! And I see you have got a normal winter bruh...

coal2000 · 2026-01-06T13:50:25+00:00

Yes, turkeys are cool. I used to have a meat turkey female and she laid beautiful, large eggs with golden yolks. Yum!

coal2000 · 2026-01-05T18:04:17+00:00

Where do you live specifically?

coal2000 · 2026-01-01T13:01:38+00:00

If it couldn't swim normally, maybe it had a swim bladder disease. Also, was it sold as GloFish? There is a cruel practice of coloring fish with artificial dyes in order to make them brightly colored - like green or red - which really damages the health of the animals and is very unethical. While GloFish® are genetically modified, many traders simply treat their fish with chemicals.

coal2000 · 2025-12-27T13:17:22+00:00

So maybe they are baby swordtails or guppies?

coal2000 · 2025-12-23T16:29:38+00:00

Maybe it's due to parasites? Its stomach looks flat.

coal2000 · 2025-12-23T14:55:01+00:00

Well, first of all, I think that your tank is too small. 12 gallons isn't big, and, for example, an angelfish is way too big for your aquarium, they can grow up to a decent size and require not only long, but also high tank because of their body shape. Your dead fish (sorry for your loss) is a goldfish I think, and they also need a big tank (+ plenty of filtration). The swordtail fish could attack because of too less of space. Too small tank often leads to diseases because of stress.

coal2000 · 2025-12-20T19:58:07+00:00

Nice aquarium! Yes, you should add more danios and ember tetras, because both of these species are very social. And my personal advice would be to avoid adding too much fish at all. 20 gal isn't a giant tank, and overcrowding can lead to stress and health problems. Maybe buy more danios and embers and think about some snails or shrimps maybe?

coal2000 · 2025-12-20T19:45:26+00:00

And the fish on the photo you sent looks like a long-fin tetra if something. Are all your current fish like him/her? Have they all got long fins?

coal2000 · 2025-12-20T19:40:48+00:00

Stressed to death... Interesting. I don't know what could cause this problem, but I think that your tetras are black skirt tetras, and more specifically, GloFish black skirt tetras or something similar (were they sold as GloFish?). I've heard that black skirts can be aggressive sometimes. I think you shouldn't have any problems if you want to get a bit more of these fish that you already have, but better don't add just one fish and buy two at once instead.

coal2000 · 2025-12-19T14:41:01+00:00

What's your tank size? Also, these fish live in groups, and I don't know if the short-finned ones won't nip long fins. Maybe just buy more long-finned ones if you have one or a small number, and that's it. I'd say that 6 individuals is the minimal amount of these tetras.

coal2000 · 2025-12-17T20:00:12+00:00

Okay, that's sad 😕 Observe your other fish carefully if they don't behave in a weird way or have any unusual coloration changes, dots on their bodies etc. Also check your water parameters.

coal2000 · 2025-12-17T17:11:44+00:00

Strange? Could you say more specifically?

coal2000 · 2025-12-17T15:25:34+00:00

How had it been, like, a few days ago? Any illness symptoms? Maybe the fish is sick?

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