heavy breathing

[bigpeacock]

nh4: o
no2: 0
no3: 0
salinity 1.025

both my fish are breathing heavy, my cleaner wrasse is laying on its side not moving and breathing really heavy

any idea what's wrong?

[charlesr1958]

The three most common causes for "heavy breathing" are:

Amonnia, which burns the gills and makes them inefficient at extracting oxygen from the water

Parasites / fungus, which attach / attack the gills also making them inefficient at extracting oxygen, the two most common culprits are Ich and Brooklynella.

Low Oxygen, could be caused by a number of factors, from inadequate aeration to there being so much biological action (bacterial) going on which would consume the oxygen to name a few.

Fish Disease Pictorial Guide (http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyummy42/disease.html)

Chuck

[Zoodiver]

All your levels are at 0? How new is the tank?
I'd toss in an airstone right off the bat and see if that helps.
What temp is it running?

[varanio]

I agree with zoodiver could be a spike if it is a new tank or it could be lack of oxygen an airstone or some powerheads to create some current would suffice if this tank is cycled.

[niblit]

im going through the same thing its killing me

[myfishhadbabies]

I think cleaner wrasse are caught with cyanide poisoning, which will cause them to die in the inside. I bought one that was eating prepared foods and was healthy on the outside, but it was gone the next day. Was is the other fish that's in your tank?

[BIGgourami]

OLD THREAD!

[myfishhadbabies]

Ohh! Didn't even know!