Yet Anouther Ph Crash\guppy Swimbladder?

[neil82]

hi i have two female guppys with swim bladder prob can this have anything to do with the ph dropping to 6 or under or is it more likley blocked food or virous, all my outher fish seem fine for now and im in the prosess of fixing the ph all outher readings are fine
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120L
tank set up for 4 years and not one prob till now panik

ps does eaysbalance give false ph reading it says it stabilizes ph but when i add to 7 tap water it goes down to, or past 6 "should i bin it"

 

[WILDER]

Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
What subsrate are you using.
What ornaments do you have in the tank.
What your tap ph.

pH Shock

As its name suggests this condition occurs when a fish is introduced to quickly into a new environment which has a very different pH from the one it came from, when the pH is adjusted to quickly and the fish have little or no time to adjust themselves, or when the pH is to far outside the fishes normal range.

It is very important that any change in water chemistry is made slowly and fish should never be exposed to changes of pH greater than 0.5 of one unit on the pH scale in either direction.

Avoidance is by far the best solution because in most cases the symptoms don't appear until the second or third day by which time the damage has been done and the fish will probably die.

A fish suffering from this condition will show all the typical signs of shock -

Lying on the bottom and paying little or no attention to its surroundings and ignoring potential threats.
It may even lay on its side or go upside down completely.
There could be other signs to, related to Acidosis and Alkalosis
Excessive mucus production.
Rapid breathing.
Swollen abdomen. (Alkalosis only).
If the condition is allowed to go on for one or two days then the chances of a successful remedy are greatly reduced because a lot of damage will have taken place. If the symptoms are spotted early enough there are a couple of things that will help.

Begin to return the pH to the original pH in steps of 0.4 of one unit on the pH scale and allow 3 hrs in between the adjustments. Make these adjustments until the pH is returned to a safe and satisfactory level.
Treat the tank with a broad spectrum anti-Bacteria/Fungus compound to prevent secondary infections of the Skin and Gills.
Prevention is easy. A successful treatment isn't!
PH SHOCK LINK
http/groups.msn.com/FishHealth/phshock.msnw
http/puffernet.tripod.com/myxobacteriosis.html

 

[neil82]

thanx for info one fish died but one fish made a full recovery after 4 days of swimmig upside down put in a separate tank added swim bladder treatment and rased the ph from about 6.2 to 7 this is NOT recomended but it worked for me and the fish would of died like the other one.

 

[WILDER]

That's good news then.
Well Done.