One Fish Suddenly Breathing Heavily...

[JasonMichael]

Hi guys,

I came home to find my Cuckoo Catfish which I've had for a week breathing heavily (gills opening and closing quite fast than previously seen) and just acting strange... My LFS had conditioned a whole heap of Cuckoo's to pH 7.0 approx as they are usually kept in higher conditions... they all looked fine in the tank which were also kept in a community.

I've done a water test right now

pH - 7.0
Ammonia - 0.25 (or just under, slightly hard to read)
Nitrite - 0
Nirate - 0
GH - 8 - 143.2ppm
KH - 3 - 53.7ppm

Only recent change is adding CO2 and plant fert WITH NO P&N, CO2 is reading is Green (good) and all other fish are perfectly fine.

Any suggestions? :\

 

[RossC]

Do a 50% water change to drop that ammonia and I'd turn CO2 off and oxygenate water with air stone for 24hrs

 

[JasonMichael]

Do a 50% water change to drop that ammonia and I'd turn CO2 off and oxygenate water with air stone for 24hrs

I'll give it a go, thanks

 

[RossC]

Good luck hope the best for you

 

[JasonMichael]

Good luck hope the best for you

Thanks, I hope he's okay strange that's the only one it was affecting... should I be running an airstone along with the co2 after this 24 hours has passed?

 

[RossC]

Running the two together is pointless just wastes the CO2, the most ideal thing to do is run the air stone whilst the CO2 and lights are off.

 

[JasonMichael]

Running the two together is pointless just wastes the CO2, the most ideal thing to do is run the air stone whilst the CO2 and lights are off.

Great thanks for the tip. Did The water change and air stone but think its too late... He isn't doing too well

 

[RossC]

Sorry to hear but don't give up I've had fish upside down on the brink of death and the air stone recovered them. Keep your lights off too to reduce stress

 

[JasonMichael]

Sorry to hear but don't give up I've had fish upside down on the brink of death and the air stone recovered them. Keep your lights off too to reduce stress

There's still hope then