Red Sword Tail Disease

[ChuckNorris]

My Red Sword tail has a couple of red blotches on its side. Also appears that his dorsal fins are stuck together. Is this some sort of disease? Could the other fish have attacked her? Should I get rid of her before she dies?

3 Giant Danios
3 Marigold Sword Tail
1 Red Sword Tail

 

[MissFishy]

Red blotches? How long have you had the fish? How long as the tank been set up? If it's a parasite or something, it's likely your whole tank is already infected, so "getting rid of" the sick one won't really do anything. Need more info, a picture would help a lot.

 

[ChuckNorris]

It is possible that she is pregnant. There is a male sword tail in the tank. she's been resting a lot and hiding in this fake turtle I have in the tank. I'm new to fish, so I'm not sure what to expect. I'll try to post a photo of her. One side of her almost looks like she was bitten.

 

[RexyTexel]

Pregnant sword tails don't usually hide. At least not the ones I've experienced. They're usually just as active as the other fish. Hiding or laying on the gravel is never a good sign. It could be a fungal infection and it's eating her scales away.

 

[MissFishy]

If you're new to fish tanks, you may want to read up on cycling. It is *possible* that the red "sores" you see are ammonia burns. In which case you'll have bigger problems very soon.