Fish Look Slanted?

[sycko]

hi ive just noticed that a few of my fish seem to be swimming on a slant! should fish be straight when there swimming?

 

[england]

angel fish?
are the lights of when u notice this behavoiur

 

[sycko]

no angel fish!!! neon tetras, rummynose tetras, glowlight tetras!! not all of them but at lease 2 out of the 5 of each
even my clown loach has been acting strange and swimming around aggresivly
i did a water test yesterday and they read:

ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 5-10
ph 8-8.2

it seems to coincide with one of my plattys haveing fry!! i dod notice it first when the tank light was off but later on when the lights came on (there on a timer) some were doing the same but not as many
thanx for the help

 

[kpintheshed]

its your Ph its very high. neons tetra can only be in 5 to 7 PH!!. rummyrose is 6 to 7. glowlight is 6 to 7.5 and your clown fish is 6 to 7.5.

your tropical fish are living in a marine tank thats why there acting weird i would do a immediate water change, to say the truth im surprise there not dead, but mistakes happen.

google your fish and the ph and thats what came up and 8 to 8.2 is an marine tank

 

[sycko]

how can i lower the ph levels tho? other than water change

 

[kpintheshed]

the only way which i know how to change the ph is by doing a water change, i think the other ways is by doing science eg putting acid them boiling it unil the substance has reacted and i think the fish wouldn't be happy if you that . do about 40 to 50 percent water change then check the ph and it should go down alot.

the ways to keep it down is by doing a 30 % water change a week or on a wedneday do a 15% and then on sun about 15%. thats the recommended you can do more if you like.

good luck

 

[sycko]

hi,
I have a picture i would like your advise on please how can i send u it? or post it on here

 

[OrganizedChaos69]

There are ph decreasers that you simply pour into the tank. Angelfish like a ph of about 6.5-7. THey may be acting weird because you have the ph incredibly high. As someone mentioned, a ph of 8.0 and higher are only for marine fish and special freshwater fish.


Also very slowly correct the ph. Angels are extremely sensitive to ph changes, so do it over time.

 

[Tolak]

First you need to determine the pH, as well as the hardness of your tap water. You will get more accurate results if you let a bucket of water sit for 24 hours with an airstone running before testing.

Second, if your pH is 8.0+ out of the tap it is probably quite hard. Hardness stabilizes pH, adding chemicals to drop the pH in hard water will result in the pH coming back up shortly. This is bad for fish, and is worse than them being in a stable pH of 8.0.

If your tap water does test out to a pH of 8.0 or so consider keeping African cichlids, they will love your water. If it comes out considerably lower there is something, probably substrate or decorative rock, that is causing a pH increase.

 

[sycko]

hi all and thanx for the help, how do i post an image on here i would like someone to take a look at the test results from my water test as im unsure what the results say!! i could email a picture if you send me a emailto(jonsykes80@hotmail.com)
i have got decorative stones in the tank as well as a couple of water features! air stone and air bubbles and quite a few plants just done a tap water ph test and it came out 6.6-6.8 so it must be something in the tank

 

[Tolak]

It could be something in the tank, depending on the decorative stones. The reason for aerating the water for 24 hours is to remove any gasses that may drop the pH. The one usually responsible is co2.

Download your pictures to http/www.imageshack.us/ and post the link here.

 

[sycko]

http/img174.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s5000341wn2.jpg
did that work?
also do decorative stones in the tank higher or lower your ph levels?

 

[Danno]

Have you added seashells, limestone, or anything like that your tank? If so take them out gradually. This is a common mistake by aquarium owners.