please help my guppy is acting weird

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nmgg12345

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I just got my 6 guppys about 5 days ago and now one of them is acting weird she swims at the bottom slanted upwards and has a lot of trouble moving around what should i do for her?
 
i dont have a pic now she has a dark spot im not sure if that means shes pregnate but it is possible she is because 2 of the 6 guppys are male is she is pregnate would she be acting like this?
 
Sometimes they act like that when they are very pregnant. Is she fat? Are there any other sympstoms? How long has the tank been running and what are the water parameters, particularily nitrite and nitrate?
 
I've seen this in livebearers. It's what I call "general livebearer malaise" because I'm buggered if I know what causes it, although I'm leaning towards worms. You could try worming, but it's a long shot. Worth trying though, because the sufferers usually end up in that great aquarium in the sky.
 
When did you set up your tankhttp://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/member.php?u=101178 nmgg12345? If it was about the time you put the guppies in the tank, they are suffering from new tank syndrome and need a big water change as soon as you can do one. Don't be messing around with little 50% changes. Unplug the heater and filter and do a 90% or more water change using temperature matched water and any decent dechlorinator. Swimming on the bottom and acting like that is a common symptom of the tank chemistry being messed up.
 
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