HELP FISH SWIMMING WEIRD MIGHT DIE

[Clare_C]

I just got my water tested yesterday before I got my electric Blue ram (all at my lfs who has never steered me wrong)- he’s now swimming all sorts of ways. He’s having trouble staying above the gravel too. His colors are perfectly fine other than some white around his belly but that might be stress from being in a new tank. I drip acclimated him
One of the danios I have had a bent tail and stays near the gravel but I thought I quarantined him fast enough, maybe they have swim bladder disease
I put the SMALLEST amount of aquarium salt in to see if that could help... I have no idea what’s wrong!
Im really paranoid and scared about this, he was doing fine all night and within the last hour this started.
I keep losing him, every time I look away he’s in a different spot..

 

[Clare_C]

Update: he died. I’ve been watching his so carefully and within an hour he stopped swimming right and died... because of the kind of fish he is I’m not sure the store will do anything about it

 

[PhantomCarp]

Sorry to hear that but I’ve heard rams are one of the harder fish to keep

Update: he died. I’ve been watching his so carefully and within an hour he stopped swimming right and died... because of the kind of fish he is I’m not sure the store will do anything about it

 

[Clare_C]

They can be but what confuses me is he didn’t look at all like he had ph shock or ammonia poisoning.

 

[FishGuest5123]

Just the stress of moving and a new tank could have done it. I’m sorry for your loss.

 

[PhantomCarp]

That is realy weird

They can be but what confuses me is he didn’t look at all like he had ph shock or ammonia poisoning.

 

[JuiceBox52]

was the tank cycled? how warm was the water? it could have been the stress

 

[Clare_C]

was the tank cycled? how warm was the water? it could have been the stress

Yes the tank was cycled and I got the water tested right before I got him. Water was at 77.2 Fahrenheit. My lfs has no explanation when I brought him in so it seems to be a mystery

 

[Essjay]

Was the tank brand new?

 

[Clare_C]

Was the tank brand new?

No it’s a few months old

 

[Essjay]

In that case, it should be cycled so that shouldn't be the problem.