My Neons

[killifish1]

now i dont know if this is a emergency as this happend the other day
i looked in the tank one neons tried to rub against another
was it ichy
i dont know
what could it be
they havnt done it in a few days

 

[WILDER]

Need more info i'm afraid in water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, how many gallons or litres is the tank, plus full stock list of fish and how many.
Do the fish look like they have been sprinkled in salt, and are they laboured breathing.

 

[killifish1]

all fine
15-20 gal
2 head and tail light tetras
guppys
1 shrimp
flying fox
rtbs
2 glowlight tetras
3 neons
they look fine
one looked a bit bigger

 

[WILDER]

Like to take a look at your water stats as you are overstocked, plus a red tail shark needs a 40gal tank, and the tank is way to small for him, the flying fox i think needs a bigger tank too.
They could be rubbing due to poor water quality.
I would recommend a water change, and if you don't have test kits, get your water tested as the lfs and tell them to write the readings down for you.

Yes the flying fox needs a bigger tank.
http/www.aquatic-gardeners.org/cyprinid.html

 

[killifish1]

nitrate and nitrite 0
ph 7 ish
amnonia 0

done a water change and cleaned the pump

 

[WILDER]

Ok that stats look good, do you have live plants in the tank, as it's quite unusual to have a 0 reading in nitrate, unless your tap reading in nitrate is o.
Just keep a close eye on the neons, just keep a look out for whitespot.

 

[killifish1]

its been like thgat ages
i did have a live plant got eaten
i will