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Its top lip is up above its teeth,i dont know what to do with it,do i just put it out of its misery,as they say you have to be cruel to be kind

Hi,no it hasnt been locking jaw with any other fish,i will look to see if it is eating and if it is struggling i will have to put it out of its misery.

I have just noticed that one of my firemouths is swimming at the surface as if its looking for air,i then looked at it closely and it seems as if it cant close its mouth and looks as if its swollen,does anyone know what it could be?

I'll get ya a video later once i get in,i hope it will be a PG video and nothing to explicit :P lol

temp is 26 water parameters are   ph 7.6 hr 7.4 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10

Ive noticed for the last couple of days that the 2 large angels have been up at the surface like as if there looking for air,but there is plent of surface movement and loads of air bubbles in the tank,then there normal for a while then back to the top doing the same,any idea's what this and what...

Listen to what ever advice Byron gives you,he has all the knowledge of ALOT of stuff,but i think his tank are over stocked :p lol only joking matey ;)

Thanks squidneh Yeah i hope to get it tomorrow if i can get out of bed with this vertigo...nightmare... I think i would try to remove as many of the fish as i can by doing such a large WC,tell me is there anyway of getting my water to stay crystal clear,just there is no tanin seeping out of the...

THanks for your help, would i need to add anything else to the water other than the dechlorinator?

Well what can i say,my fiancee started painting the other day while i was out and this lasted approx 3-4 days DUMBO here never thought and realized any of the days that the tanks should of been covered with cling film...so tell me i am ready to do WC's tomorrow at some point hopefully as i have...

There was only one plec in the lido 200 tank and yes i watched him eating at the wafers.

The plec was alive yesterday morning,i fed them when the others were getting fed and yeah there is plenty of wood in the tank and it couldnt of got trapped.

If you got a pressure washer/power hose Ashley use it to get at the places you cant get too,i would go ahead and put it in the tank before you add your fishies ;)

I noticed lastnight that the plec in my other tank lido 200 was dead so i have added pics of it as a few ones asked me before when the other one died for pics but it was to late for pics,when i lifted the plec out of the tank there was a stinking smell coming from it Water Parameters are PH...

Dont buy bogwood your head will be turned with loads of small wood particles & loads of tanin which will take months and months to seep out maybe even a year or so,if you go for redmoor or mopani you will get very little tanin seeping,what i did with my redmoor and mopani was to give it a good...