Jen
Fish Gatherer
I set up a hospital tank for a barb with internal bacteria problems. Took water from main tank, a hand full of sand, and some of the filter sleeve. The guy at my lfs said to turn the temp up to 80°F and treat the water Maracyn (I think thats what it is). So I treated the water, and turned up the temp. My main tank is at 74°, and I doubt the water was more than 76/78° when I put the fish in.
When the fish was in the new tank, he hid for a minute, then basically looked like he was headed out. He couldn't swim properly... just kept floating up to the surface, wouldn't try to correct it. This went on for like 5 minutes. I decided that he was in agony, and put him back in the main tank to see what was going on. Within 2 minutes of being back in the main tank, he was normal again (or - as normal as he was to begin with)
Anyone have any idea of what happened, or what I did wrong?
When the fish was in the new tank, he hid for a minute, then basically looked like he was headed out. He couldn't swim properly... just kept floating up to the surface, wouldn't try to correct it. This went on for like 5 minutes. I decided that he was in agony, and put him back in the main tank to see what was going on. Within 2 minutes of being back in the main tank, he was normal again (or - as normal as he was to begin with)
Anyone have any idea of what happened, or what I did wrong?