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Fish Herder
Last Saturday i bought myself a pair of German blue ram cichlids. They have been doing fine and have settled into the tank very well. The only issue i have had to deal with is some ich on the male which i have treated and now it is gone.
Over the past couple of days the male has been really aggressive towards the female and she had become really stressed and inactive. Yesterday though the male wasnt being aggressive towards her at all, only towards the other fish in the tank. I noticed that he was breathing very heavily but he was still active and was eating.
This morning when i turned the light on i couldnt see him. I finally found him at the bottom of the tank at the back, still breathing heavily. I went away from the tank for a little while and came back to find him in the same place. I put my hand in the tank to see if he would react to it and he didnt. I was able to gently lift him up and put him at the front of the tank so i could look at him. He has lost a lot of his colour and is making no effort to swim. He is still breathing heavily.
Whats wrong with him?
Water params are ammonia and nitrite 0ppm, nitrate 5ppm, pH 7
Temperature is a little high at about 28 - 29 degrees C but i think thats because the thermostat in my thermometre is busted.
Help
Over the past couple of days the male has been really aggressive towards the female and she had become really stressed and inactive. Yesterday though the male wasnt being aggressive towards her at all, only towards the other fish in the tank. I noticed that he was breathing very heavily but he was still active and was eating.
This morning when i turned the light on i couldnt see him. I finally found him at the bottom of the tank at the back, still breathing heavily. I went away from the tank for a little while and came back to find him in the same place. I put my hand in the tank to see if he would react to it and he didnt. I was able to gently lift him up and put him at the front of the tank so i could look at him. He has lost a lot of his colour and is making no effort to swim. He is still breathing heavily.
Whats wrong with him?
Water params are ammonia and nitrite 0ppm, nitrate 5ppm, pH 7
Temperature is a little high at about 28 - 29 degrees C but i think thats because the thermostat in my thermometre is busted.
Help