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CARNO

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Hello Carno

So when I came to check up on my tank I saw that one of my tiger barbs had passed and the other looking weak

So put some stress guard in and checked the water but it was fine so do have any clues, maybe some stuff that he ate or some bug/virus I did check for Ich but I didn't see any

Also the fish you see in this photo does eat he's just not gaining weight.
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Your fish might just be going through a little bout. Fish can get depressed, too! If you haven't done one already, test the water for the basic things (nitrite, ammonia, nitrate, e.c.t) and do a water change.
Best of luck and keep us updated.
 
First, how many barbs are in there? I would recommend atleast 5, more the merrier. If they don’t have enough buddies they can get stressed. What’s your water peramiters? Any tank mates?
 
No tank mates besides a plecko but he doesn't get bothered and I have 8 total
 
Looks like a parasite to me. Bent spine and sunken stomach. Do you have access to API General Cure?
 
The fish is skinny and sunken in on the back.

How long has the tank been set up for?
How long have you had the fish for?
Have you added anything in the 2 weeks before this started?

What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the tank water?
What sort of filter is on the tank?
How often and how do you clean the filter?

How often do you do water changes and how much do you change?
Do you gravel clean the substrate when you do a water change?
Do you dechlorinte the new water before adding it to the tank?

How often are you feeding them?
What do you feed them?
What does its poop look like?

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If the fish is eating well and the poop is coloured and normal then it is probably gill flukes and maybe a minor case of intestinal worms.

If the poop is white or stringy then it has an internal problem (intestinal worms or an internal protozoan infection).

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Increase feeding to 3-5 times per day for a few weeks. The extra food should help it regain some weight.

Wipe the inside of the glass down with a clean fish sponge.

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week. The water changes and gravel cleaning will reduce the number of disease organisms in the water and provide a cleaner environment for the fish to recover in.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.

Clean the filter if it hasn't been done in the last 2 weeks. However, if the filter is less than 6 weeks old, do not clean it. Wash the filter materials/ media in a bucket of tank water and re-use them. Tip the bucket of dirty water on the garden/ lawn. Cleaning the filter means less gunk and cleaner water with fewer pathogens.

Increase surface turbulence/ aeration when using salt or medications because they reduce the dissolved oxygen in the water.

Add some salt, (see directions below).

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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt), sea salt or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 2 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria, fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

When you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.
 
So I feed them once a day in morning
I not sure what the filter is
The poop is green and long as always
I haven't had any new fish
And yes I clean the gravel my water is borehole water so there is no chlorine but is high in copper the flow is low
 
Post a picture of the aquarium including light and anything in or on the aquarium. We should be able to see the filter.

Add some salt (see post #6 for direction on using salt).

See how it goes.
 
Salt does that effect the fish at all I'm not going to lie I'm little scared of doing that and yes I'll show you the tank I'm thinking of switching the gravel to sand so I can get plants
 
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The bottom photo is the too of the tank that's the out from the filter intake and at the end of that as a tube that leads into the tank on the other side

And my light is a 20wat brand is sunsun
Also I did put some stress guard in there
The tank is only low because I have been doing some water changes
 

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