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    Sick Tiger Barbs

    One of the catfish (the biggest) looks very restless and is now swimming up and down the glass very fast, he's been doing it for about 2 hours now. Anything to worry about or is this normal?
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    Sick Tiger Barbs

    Ok thanks for that! I noticed some of them do it when I first got them, but didn't notice it again until that picture. Is it normal to do that with lights on and away from the rest of the fish? Today I did as Colin suggested. I did a 75% water change, gravel vac, wiped down the inside of the...
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    Sick Tiger Barbs

    Thanks for the advice though. I think my mistake was feeding flake at the surface.
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    Sick Tiger Barbs

    Yes I should have been more specific. I only give a frozen cube every 3 or 4 feedings. The average week would look like (with 2 days between feedings) Flake > Frozen food > Flake > Pea (or sometimes other veg) and repeat. They do sometimes pick off some catfish pellets if they're quick enough...
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    Sick Tiger Barbs

    I witnessed the tiger barbs bloat over a short time frame (not long after the fish died of dropsy) slowly they have got bigger. How do I tell which are male/female? I use to feed dry food on the surface and about a week ago I read about them swallowing air and began mixing it with water before...
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    Sick Tiger Barbs

    Hello every one, first time posting on these forums but I've frequently visited these forums for the available information. Any help will be greatly appreciated, I feel i'm way out of my depth and don't want to lose a fish. So a while back a friend of mine brought a fish tank, after highly...
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