Dying Fish? :/

[Genesis]

One of my female endlers is sitting motionless in the water, then will contort and writhe, then sit still again.
Is she dying? There are no visible marks, external parasites or anything protruding from the anus.

 

[snoopyfrench87]

[quote name=''genesis' post='1958791' date='Mar 28 2008, 04:50 PM']One of my female endlers is sitting motionless in the water, then will contort and writhe, then sit still again.
Is she dying? There are no visible marks, external parasites or anything protruding from the anus.[/quote]

what are your water levels like?

 

[WILDER]

Is she bloated..
Darker in colour or pale.
Is she resting on the bottom to oneside.
How old is she.

 

[Genesis]

I don't know her age as I bought her from an LFS but she is definately an adult.
She has a round belly, but they all do (breed like rabbits).
Will check my ammonia now.

Ammonia = <0.04ppm
PH = 7.8

 

[WILDER]

Need to do a water change ammonia reading should be 0.
See if she looks better after the water change.

 

[Genesis]

I'm doing a 15% water change.

Sorry, I missread the table on the back of the test kit.
Ammonia is 0.
I was reading it for the wrong measurement

Nitrite is 0 mg/l

She's writhing around still, it's not looking good.
I could try some melafix?

 

[WILDER]

Melafix is no good it's only good on cuts and wounds.
Is she also laboured breathing.

 

[Genesis]

Is she also laboured breathing.

Yes, I beleive she is.
Her gills are certainly moving much faster than the other females'.

 

[WILDER]

I would put her in a container at the top of the tank.
Not looking good, sounds like to me that her times up, sorry.

 

[Genesis]

Oh dear
Well here is a video for referance;

 

[WILDER]

I see what you mean.
They can dart and act weird when there dying.
Does she do barrel rolls now and then.

 

[Genesis]

Yeah, it's sad to see, but I don't think there's much I can do

 

[WILDER]

I know.
I think I would issolate her.

 

[Genesis]

I know.
I think I would issolate her.

I've placed her in a breeding trap at the top of the aquarium as I have no hospital tank.
She's in the hands of God now

 

[WILDER]

How does she look.
Any red markings on her or streaks.