- Have you tested your water?
- Yes
- If yes, what is your ammonia?
- 0.25ppm
- If yes, what is your nitrite?
- 0ppm
- If yes, what is your nitrate?
- 0ppm
- If I did not test my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
- Do you do water changes?
- Yes
- What percentage of water do you change?
- 21-30%
- How frequently do you change your water?
- Every week
- If I do not change my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.
Hey y'all,
My convict cichlid has recently been sick I suppose
Symptoms:
1) Very lethargic lately: He lays straight up on the gravel (but doesn't turn and rest on his side which is good) for most of the time
2) Only during feedings, does he swim around to get food (which he struggles at because he is blind)
3) I found that he is having a harder time eating food
4) His swimming is more awkward and jerky than before
5) His fins are tattered and shortened by aggression from a Demasoni cichlid that I later removed
6) He is blind, but this was a condition from a long-long time ago before I bought the fish
So what do you all think is the reason that he sick?
My guesses:
1) Old age: At the fish store, he was likely a donation so he may have been somewhat old. (This is the guess that I think is most true)
2) Aggression: The demasoni cichlid's aggression could have gave him stress, though the demasoni also attacked my firemouth much more, but the firemouth was fine afterwards.
3) Shortened fins: The demasoni nipped at the convict's fins a lot, to the point that they were shortened. This may cause difficulty swimming.
4) Ich?: I know that when fish first have ich, they are lethargic. However, the other fish in the tank are very active and there are no white spots + clamping of fins.
Below is a picture of the convict cichlid: You can see that his fins are quite tattered.
My convict cichlid has recently been sick I suppose
Symptoms:
1) Very lethargic lately: He lays straight up on the gravel (but doesn't turn and rest on his side which is good) for most of the time
2) Only during feedings, does he swim around to get food (which he struggles at because he is blind)
3) I found that he is having a harder time eating food
4) His swimming is more awkward and jerky than before
5) His fins are tattered and shortened by aggression from a Demasoni cichlid that I later removed
6) He is blind, but this was a condition from a long-long time ago before I bought the fish
So what do you all think is the reason that he sick?
My guesses:
1) Old age: At the fish store, he was likely a donation so he may have been somewhat old. (This is the guess that I think is most true)
2) Aggression: The demasoni cichlid's aggression could have gave him stress, though the demasoni also attacked my firemouth much more, but the firemouth was fine afterwards.
3) Shortened fins: The demasoni nipped at the convict's fins a lot, to the point that they were shortened. This may cause difficulty swimming.
4) Ich?: I know that when fish first have ich, they are lethargic. However, the other fish in the tank are very active and there are no white spots + clamping of fins.
Below is a picture of the convict cichlid: You can see that his fins are quite tattered.
