Here is the first post I did about my case:
Hello everyone,
I am going to describe my tank first!
-64 litres tank with a Interpet PF2 filter cycled for about 4 months now.
-Water temperature 25 degree celcius.
-No plants. Few decorations and plastic plants.
-Fish: 3 albino catfish, 3 guppy male and 4 females, 2 swordtail koi male and female, about 25 guppy fry (5 new today)and finally, with lots of hesitation, an addition yesterday of 3 small Otocinclus to help reduce the amount of brown algae (I know that my tank is overstock now, but I am about to start cycling a second 94 litres tank to separate my female and male guppies! ). I have noticed that my female swordtail is staying longer than normal in the bottom of the tank without moving one bit! I immediately checked again my water for ammonia as I know my tank is overstocked and I read 0.25ppm which I reduce straight by a 30% water change and ammonia remover. Other readings like Nitrite and Nitrate are fine. What is confusing is after a while standing at the bottom, she starts to swim normally again. She doesn't have any spot or anything special on her body. Now, as I am looking at her, she seems to reverse to swim sideways a bit crazy and swim normally again. My question is whether the behaviour could be normal or is she developing a disease? And if so, can I do something to help? I have never seen her doing that before so I am a bit confused!! Thanks for helping.
but since, it has gone worse! She is floting at the bottom of the tank sideways and suddenly starts swimming completely crazy everywhere and goes back done again, what is happening? And what shall I do?
I feel horrible about her!! Thanks for helping!
Hello everyone,
I am going to describe my tank first!
-64 litres tank with a Interpet PF2 filter cycled for about 4 months now.
-Water temperature 25 degree celcius.
-No plants. Few decorations and plastic plants.
-Fish: 3 albino catfish, 3 guppy male and 4 females, 2 swordtail koi male and female, about 25 guppy fry (5 new today)and finally, with lots of hesitation, an addition yesterday of 3 small Otocinclus to help reduce the amount of brown algae (I know that my tank is overstock now, but I am about to start cycling a second 94 litres tank to separate my female and male guppies! ). I have noticed that my female swordtail is staying longer than normal in the bottom of the tank without moving one bit! I immediately checked again my water for ammonia as I know my tank is overstocked and I read 0.25ppm which I reduce straight by a 30% water change and ammonia remover. Other readings like Nitrite and Nitrate are fine. What is confusing is after a while standing at the bottom, she starts to swim normally again. She doesn't have any spot or anything special on her body. Now, as I am looking at her, she seems to reverse to swim sideways a bit crazy and swim normally again. My question is whether the behaviour could be normal or is she developing a disease? And if so, can I do something to help? I have never seen her doing that before so I am a bit confused!! Thanks for helping.
but since, it has gone worse! She is floting at the bottom of the tank sideways and suddenly starts swimming completely crazy everywhere and goes back done again, what is happening? And what shall I do?
I feel horrible about her!! Thanks for helping!
