Fish Are Pale And Not Moving Much!

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Tank size: 10 Us gallons
pH:
ammonia:
nitrite:
nitrate:
kH:
gH:
tank temp:

It is 3:30 in the morning, and I have to go to school in a couple hours, so I can't do a testing right now, sorry. I might when I get up if I have the chance, if not I will do one first thing this afternoon.

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): All the fish are very pale. I think I have a small outbreak of ich/whitespot, which I have been treating for two days now. One platy has had clamped fins and has been hiding for for a few days, so I put him in a breeding net for better observation. He was sitting at the top of that water not moving. The other 3 platies were all hiding in various places in the tank just now, all treading water and barley moving. One was resting on a rock in the corner. The danios were all very very pale and not moving much. One I even watched sit still at the bottom of the tank just above the gravel, which is very very odd for a danio! All the fish were of fine color when I went to bed at 10:00, and all were acting fine aside from the platy with clamped fins, which had been going on for about four or fine days.

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 2 gallons every week. I did a 2 gallon water change three days ago.

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: I used a liquid Ich treatment today around 8:00, and yesterday at 2:00, during which I turned the filter off because of the carbon. The filter was off for about 2 hours each time.

Tank inhabitants: 3 leopard danios, 3 zebra danios, and 4 platies.

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): tonight at about 7 PM I added the breeding net and moved the platy with clamped fins into it. The platies were added roughly a month ago.

Exposure to chemicals: Water decholorinator and the ich treatment

Digital photo (include if possible): I will get one in the morning if they are still acting weird.



Could they be sleeping/resting? I have never observed my tank at 3:30 in the morning, to be honest.

Also, if it matters, one of the bulbs in the tank went out a couple days ago, and I have yet to replace it, if that matters.
 
Being pale and clamped fins are a sign of stress, have you increase aeration in the tank, as the high temp and med reduce 02 in the water, as if you havent this could be the problem.
 
ok, update with water stats

pH: 8.2
ammonia: 0.0
nitrite: 0.0
nitrate: 5.0
kH: I have no clue, as my test kit dosen't test these.
gH: I have no clue, as my test kit dosen't test these either.
tank temp: 75 degrees


Today the fish have regained thier color and are all moving about like they normally do. :huh: The clamped fins guy still has clamped fins, but all fish have regained thier color, and all of the other fish are swimming about like they always did. I will add a bubble stone and check on them again tonight and see if thats it.

Thanks Wilder. :good:
 
Sounds like lack of 02 in the water then, good luck.
You didn't overdose the med did you.
 

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