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Guppy Upside Down in Small Tank: Emergency Triage

Female guppy upside down on bottom of 19L tank with 2 males, 2 feeder fish, 1 other female. Owner in hurry.

Immediate Checks

Water parameters: pH, hardness, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate.
Tankmates: aggression? feeder fish nipping?
Symptoms: discoloration, spots, bloating?
Recent birth? Post-partum females often crash.

General Treatment

See health guide and unknown illness protocol.

Test water first; large water change with dechlorinator if ammonia/nitrite present.

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