I hope someone can help me my poor blue gourami is sick. I hope this information will help.
I have a 55 gallon tank in which Water parameters fluctuating recently nitrates are extremely high over 160, nitrites are 0, water hardness goes between soft and hard, alkalinitiy is around 60, and ph goes from 6.8 to 8.0.
So I moved the fish to the sick tank where the levels are ok except the nitrate is around 20 or 40.
In 55 gallon tank The fish looked fine and acted fine most of the time. then all of a sudden it starts to flip out, swims all around jumps out of the water, bangs on the glass, Like it is having a seizure. Then it finally relaxes it can't seem to get its bearings right away and swims upside down and sideways and has trouble going to the top for air. While it is like that its eyes pop out at a wiered angle. and then it finally uprights itself and acts normal except that she goes up to the surface for air.
The attacks have been coming more frequently but she recovers quicker each time.
Now in 10 gallon sick tank and still has frequent attacks every couple hours but doesn't loose bearings just swims frantically, banging its head on the sides of the glass and jumps out of the water for air.
I don't know what to do none of the other fish appear stressed in any way.
I do a water change Every month 20-25%. Two months ago the dechlorinator I used must have gone bad the water was cloudy and the levels spiked. Some of the fish were stresses but the problem was fixed and everyone had been fine for a month and a half.
I have a 55 gallon tank in which Water parameters fluctuating recently nitrates are extremely high over 160, nitrites are 0, water hardness goes between soft and hard, alkalinitiy is around 60, and ph goes from 6.8 to 8.0.
So I moved the fish to the sick tank where the levels are ok except the nitrate is around 20 or 40.
In 55 gallon tank The fish looked fine and acted fine most of the time. then all of a sudden it starts to flip out, swims all around jumps out of the water, bangs on the glass, Like it is having a seizure. Then it finally relaxes it can't seem to get its bearings right away and swims upside down and sideways and has trouble going to the top for air. While it is like that its eyes pop out at a wiered angle. and then it finally uprights itself and acts normal except that she goes up to the surface for air.
The attacks have been coming more frequently but she recovers quicker each time.
Now in 10 gallon sick tank and still has frequent attacks every couple hours but doesn't loose bearings just swims frantically, banging its head on the sides of the glass and jumps out of the water for air.
I don't know what to do none of the other fish appear stressed in any way.
I do a water change Every month 20-25%. Two months ago the dechlorinator I used must have gone bad the water was cloudy and the levels spiked. Some of the fish were stresses but the problem was fixed and everyone had been fine for a month and a half.
