Guppy Not Well. Can You Help?

[kevthefish]

I have a guppy that's been acting a bit strange today.

I first noticed it this morning, he was in the corner of my tank practicaly in one spot, he wasn't upside down or anything, just not moving a lot. I could see he was moving his fins, but not moving much off the spot.

I thought nothing of it untill i was feeding them. He didn't eat a thing, not even when it passed right in front of his mouth, he didn't eat a thing.
So what i've done is i've put him in my breeding box, to see if he just needs some chill out time away from the other fish. I did try and feed him a small amount of flakes but he's still not intetrested at all. He seems fine apart from that though, he's not bloated, or got any mark or cuts on him. Maybe i'll just leave him in the box over night and see how he is in the morning.

Has anyone got any idea of what might be wrong? All my other fish are ok, it's just this one guppy. If anyone could shine some light on this subject i would be greatful.

Thanks

kevthefish

 

[omega59]

what are your water stats? of big is the tank? how many fish are with him and what kind? any physical signs such as white poo/bloated out/ pinecode shaped with scales sticking out/ is he breathing heavy? any white spots of white filmth on him anywhere? or on the other fish?

 

[Colin_T]

If the fish is swimming in the same spot in an S shaped pattern and not going anywhere then it is shimmying. Livebearers often do this when they are unwell and it can be caused by soft water, or a bacterial or protozoan infection. Do daily water changes and gravel cleans and add some rock salt to the water. If you have corydoras catfish or discus in the tank then don't add any rock salt. If you can increase the hardness of the water it usually helps. I use a rift lake water conditioner at about 1/2 strength but you can add Epsom salts & sodium bicarbonate (baking soda, not baking powder) instead.
Use about 1 heaped tablespoon of rock /Epsom salts per 20litres of tank water, and 1 level teaspoon of bicarb per 20litres of tank water. The bicarb will probably make the pH go up a bit.
If it is a new tank and you have an ammonia reading then don't add any bicarb because it will push the PH up and the ammonia will become more toxic than it currently is.

 

[omega59]

well said i agree. but please post your water stats. you can buy a liquid freshwater test kit and test your waters. it is a good idea to do this once in a while, esp when your fish look ill or if you add more stock to the tank. how long has your tank been runing for?

 

[kevthefish]

I'm sorry for the late reply but i've just got back from visiting family.

Unfortunatly my little guppy didn't make it, my water stats where ok, PH 7.0 N02 0ppm noy sure about the other as i have ran out of the solution to test the water with, but i'm getting some more tomoz.
All my other fish are ok, and i did replace the dead guppy today as the other one was lonely. lol

Thanks to all you who responded.

kevthefish.

 

[Colin_T]

if you lose a fish you should always wait for at least a couple of weeks after that fish died before you add any more. If the fish died from a disease then the pathogen could still be in the water and affect any new fish that are added to the tank.