powerdyne6
Fish Crazy
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Something is going on in my tank
My 75 gallon tank has been running for about 2.5 years with no issues up until Friday.
12 Yoyo Loaches (added 3 more this past Wednesday)
20 Penguin / Scratched Inpa Tetras
The Loaches have always been energetic, always swimming, always greeting me at the top of the tank for feeding time but this weekend was a different story. They have all been laying on the bottom of the tank not doing much. No more swimming up to the top to eat, no more of that playful energy. This morning I noticed some of them swimming for a brief period and then floating back down to the bottom.
I have kept the same routine for the most part cleaning the tank every 7 to 10 days. Lately I have been cleaning every 2 weeks. During my last clean 2 weeks ago I removed a couple pieces of driftwood and cleaned them as they had some unsitely algae growth on them. They were only cleaned outside with water from the tap and a brush. No chemicals.
This behaviour is only affecting the Loaches and probably 7 or 8 of them and all started showing the same symptoms at the same time. The 3 I added on Wednesday are not showing any of these signs. It is also not affecting any of the Tetras I have in the tank.
I will have to get water parameters later this evening when I am home from work.
My 75 gallon tank has been running for about 2.5 years with no issues up until Friday.
12 Yoyo Loaches (added 3 more this past Wednesday)
20 Penguin / Scratched Inpa Tetras
The Loaches have always been energetic, always swimming, always greeting me at the top of the tank for feeding time but this weekend was a different story. They have all been laying on the bottom of the tank not doing much. No more swimming up to the top to eat, no more of that playful energy. This morning I noticed some of them swimming for a brief period and then floating back down to the bottom.
I have kept the same routine for the most part cleaning the tank every 7 to 10 days. Lately I have been cleaning every 2 weeks. During my last clean 2 weeks ago I removed a couple pieces of driftwood and cleaned them as they had some unsitely algae growth on them. They were only cleaned outside with water from the tap and a brush. No chemicals.
This behaviour is only affecting the Loaches and probably 7 or 8 of them and all started showing the same symptoms at the same time. The 3 I added on Wednesday are not showing any of these signs. It is also not affecting any of the Tetras I have in the tank.
I will have to get water parameters later this evening when I am home from work.
