Pooing Monstrosity
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Hi folks.
We've got a 16UK Gallon (19US) tropical fish tank, at 25 degrees Centigrade (77 degrees Fahrenheit).
In the tank are:
2 x 'normal' Tiger Barbs;
1 x albino Tiger Barb;
1 x Rosy Barb;
2 x Green Tiger Barbs;
2 x Siamese Flying Foxes;
2 x Albino Cories;
2 x Pepper Cories;
1 x Julii Cory;
1 x Schwartzi Cory.
All the levels I've checked (i.e. Nitrite, Ammonia, Oxygen, pH) are excellent.
There is a very high-quality filter in the tank, as well as substantial plant life.
Now here's the problem...
A Rosy Barb died yesterday. It started looking ill on Thursday - not swimming around much, just treading water. It was facing slightly downward, some of the time. It MIGHT have had a slightly bloated stomach, but we aren't sure. We could have just imagined this, when we were trying to determine a cause of death. If it was bloated, it was only slight. So I don't think it's a swim bladder disorder or internal bacterial infection.
Anyway, we just concluded that we couldn't determine the cause of death.
But now the Albino Barb has started acting out of character. He's spending much of his time just hovering, underneath the filter, often looking at (I assume) his reflection in the glass. He sometimes does that thing where he sort of faces slightly downwards, just treading water. He isn't like this ALL the time - he does swim about a bit - but he spends most of his time in this state.
And now... It looks like one of the Tiger Barbs is starting to do the same.
We recently transferred the Barbs from a different tank. This different tank got Ich after we moved them from it. However, we treated both tanks for Ich, since the disease can have a lifespan of three weeks. There was some (but not much) itching in the 'new' tank, but there is no sign of Ich at all in there now, since it was treated.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Also, let me know if you need any more information.
Cheers,
Pooing Monstrosity.
PS: If any of this sounds familiar, it's because I'm Cheese Specialist's partner, so I'm talking about the same fish tank as you may have read about from her. It's the smaller of our tropical tanks (they were moved from the larger tank about a fortnight ago).
We've got a 16UK Gallon (19US) tropical fish tank, at 25 degrees Centigrade (77 degrees Fahrenheit).
In the tank are:
2 x 'normal' Tiger Barbs;
1 x albino Tiger Barb;
1 x Rosy Barb;
2 x Green Tiger Barbs;
2 x Siamese Flying Foxes;
2 x Albino Cories;
2 x Pepper Cories;
1 x Julii Cory;
1 x Schwartzi Cory.
All the levels I've checked (i.e. Nitrite, Ammonia, Oxygen, pH) are excellent.
There is a very high-quality filter in the tank, as well as substantial plant life.
Now here's the problem...
A Rosy Barb died yesterday. It started looking ill on Thursday - not swimming around much, just treading water. It was facing slightly downward, some of the time. It MIGHT have had a slightly bloated stomach, but we aren't sure. We could have just imagined this, when we were trying to determine a cause of death. If it was bloated, it was only slight. So I don't think it's a swim bladder disorder or internal bacterial infection.
Anyway, we just concluded that we couldn't determine the cause of death.
But now the Albino Barb has started acting out of character. He's spending much of his time just hovering, underneath the filter, often looking at (I assume) his reflection in the glass. He sometimes does that thing where he sort of faces slightly downwards, just treading water. He isn't like this ALL the time - he does swim about a bit - but he spends most of his time in this state.
And now... It looks like one of the Tiger Barbs is starting to do the same.
We recently transferred the Barbs from a different tank. This different tank got Ich after we moved them from it. However, we treated both tanks for Ich, since the disease can have a lifespan of three weeks. There was some (but not much) itching in the 'new' tank, but there is no sign of Ich at all in there now, since it was treated.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Also, let me know if you need any more information.
Cheers,
Pooing Monstrosity.
PS: If any of this sounds familiar, it's because I'm Cheese Specialist's partner, so I'm talking about the same fish tank as you may have read about from her. It's the smaller of our tropical tanks (they were moved from the larger tank about a fortnight ago).
