Tank size: 10 gallons
pH: 8.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 20ppm
tank temp: 78
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
He's been hiding under a rock for two days, I haven't seen him move but sometimes I look and he's under another rock so I know he can move. The one time I saw him swim he darted like crazy crashing about. I've examined him carefully and there's absolutely nothing abnormal about his appearance. He doesn't react like he normally does, swimming to the front of the tank when I look in.
Volume and Frequency of water changes:
25% water changes weekly, but I did a 50% water change because I was moving the tank downstairs, and then he started acting funny. He may have been acting funny before the move, but I was gone that whole day so I'm not sure.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Just dechlorinator, no carbon media or anything
Tank inhabitants: Just him (He was too aggressive so I had to remove him from the community tank and the other platies after he killed two of them. He's been happy living alone with a view of the neighboring tank for 6 months now.
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): None, recently moved the tank downstairs but everything is exactly the same. Did a 50% water change. Used the same procedure for another tank and they're all fine. I've thought very hard and I just can't think of any thing I messed up that would have put him at risk.
Exposure to chemicals: None that I know of. Thought about this a lot too.
I looked at all of the fish diseases and the only things I could come up with is an internal bacterial infection, old age (not sure how long platies live) or the stress from the move. The took about an hour and it's all the same filter media and decor/plants. I rinsed the rocks and plants in warm water to get some gunk off them but I didn't do anything with the filter media. That and the levels are still fine.
Thanks for any help!
pH: 8.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 20ppm
tank temp: 78
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
He's been hiding under a rock for two days, I haven't seen him move but sometimes I look and he's under another rock so I know he can move. The one time I saw him swim he darted like crazy crashing about. I've examined him carefully and there's absolutely nothing abnormal about his appearance. He doesn't react like he normally does, swimming to the front of the tank when I look in.
Volume and Frequency of water changes:
25% water changes weekly, but I did a 50% water change because I was moving the tank downstairs, and then he started acting funny. He may have been acting funny before the move, but I was gone that whole day so I'm not sure.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Just dechlorinator, no carbon media or anything
Tank inhabitants: Just him (He was too aggressive so I had to remove him from the community tank and the other platies after he killed two of them. He's been happy living alone with a view of the neighboring tank for 6 months now.
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): None, recently moved the tank downstairs but everything is exactly the same. Did a 50% water change. Used the same procedure for another tank and they're all fine. I've thought very hard and I just can't think of any thing I messed up that would have put him at risk.
Exposure to chemicals: None that I know of. Thought about this a lot too.
I looked at all of the fish diseases and the only things I could come up with is an internal bacterial infection, old age (not sure how long platies live) or the stress from the move. The took about an hour and it's all the same filter media and decor/plants. I rinsed the rocks and plants in warm water to get some gunk off them but I didn't do anything with the filter media. That and the levels are still fine.
Thanks for any help!
