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 Nov 22 2005, 07:19 AM
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 If you're a cory and you know it clap your.. hands?  Group: Members Posts: 1475 Joined: 13-November 05 From: Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England Member No.: 16978  |
i came upstairs to look at my tank last night and i noticed all my fish were at the top of the tank (except the cae) struggling to breath, even the shy rtbs was there.
I cant understand why they are doing this, it cant be lack of oxygen because i have 4 plants (relatively small) in the tank please help i dont want a death 
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Nov 22 2005, 07:41 AM
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 member of the 10,000 club Group: Members Posts: 10852 Joined: 26-May 04 From: Kent, England. Age: Over 21! Member No.: 6418 |
we need to know your water parameters.
fish staying at the top gasping for air could be many things |
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Nov 22 2005, 08:48 AM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 5017 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Southampton, uk Member No.: 12916 |
We need to know:
ammonia nitrites nitrates tank temperature/room temperature (e.g. if your room is really hot that could make the tank hot, leading to a lack of oxygen, I had to add an airstone during the hot weather this summer despite having a planted tank) could anything have got into the tank? e.g. spray paint, hairspray used in the room etc etc |
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Nov 22 2005, 01:14 PM
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If you're a cory and you know it clap your.. hands? Group: Members Posts: 1475 Joined: 13-November 05 From: Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England Member No.: 16978 |
QUOTE(dwarfgourami @ Nov 22 2005, 08:48 AM) [snapback]980851[/snapback] We need to know: ammonia nitrites nitrates tank temperature/room temperature (e.g. if your room is really hot that could make the tank hot, leading to a lack of oxygen, I had to add an airstone during the hot weather this summer despite having a planted tank) could anything have got into the tank? e.g. spray paint, hairspray used in the room etc etc ill find it later |
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Nov 22 2005, 07:10 PM
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If you're a cory and you know it clap your.. hands? Group: Members Posts: 1475 Joined: 13-November 05 From: Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England Member No.: 16978 |
uhh, im new to tank testing so:
WATER STATS: no3: 100 no2:5 GH: >16°D pH: 7.9 thats all it says on the tester my room temp is 20°C my tank temp is 81°F i cant think of any aerosol that could have gotten in 
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Nov 22 2005, 07:14 PM
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 Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie. Group: Members Posts: 5346 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
Do an immediate water change.
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Nov 23 2005, 10:48 AM
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 We all start innocent... Group: Members Posts: 9312 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Somerset Member No.: 12537 |
Your fish are gasping because you have some serious water quality issues, nitrites and ammonia should always be 0 and no more, nitrates should be kept under 40- you need to do a 50% water change with dechlorinator(you use dechlorinator don't you?) ASAP, don't clean the tank filter it needs all the benficial bacteria it can get, how long has the tank been set up?
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Nov 23 2005, 12:37 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Member Posts: 664 Joined: 10-October 05 From: Liverpool, UK Member No.: 16332 |
Are you familiar with the nitrogen cycle?
If you are then you should notice that your tank is obviously still cycling and to try to make things a little more bareable for your fish you need to be performing DAILY water changes to help keep the no3 & no2 levels down. It is vital that you keep doing these water changes until your tank is fully cycled. |
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Nov 23 2005, 12:58 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Newsletter Team Posts: 738 Joined: 3-June 05 From: UK Member No.: 13813 |
Generally speaking 81 is too hot too IMHO. Drop it 3 degrees.
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Nov 23 2005, 04:31 PM
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If you're a cory and you know it clap your.. hands? Group: Members Posts: 1475 Joined: 13-November 05 From: Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England Member No.: 16978 |
did a 40% water change yesterday, will do another today
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Nov 23 2005, 11:13 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Member Posts: 664 Joined: 10-October 05 From: Liverpool, UK Member No.: 16332 |
Good!
Just make sure you keep them up and don't get fed up of doing them otherwise the fish will suffer from the toxic levels of ammonia and nitrites. And don't forget to keep testing your water! No2 & No3 should both be 0. Good luck! |
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Nov 23 2005, 11:55 PM
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and only feed every opther day to reduce ammonia input to the tank.
you can also do 2 water changes a day, once in the morning and once the evening |
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