I. seem to have all kinds of issues lately. Now my 12 inch Jardini stopped eating.
I have been battling brown algae. I have been rubbing the plants and install the UV filter. I have been changing the water. I did a water change about four days ago. This is when the trouble started. He has not eaten since.
I had a small bluegill in with him. 4-5 inches. At first the bluegill was afraid of him, But then after a while I thought he maybe bullying The Jar. They have been living in the same tank together for 3-4 weeks. I have had the bluegill for six months. For the last three or four days he has been hiding on the bottom of the tank behind the plant.
My Jar used to eat everything. Market shrimp, dried shrimp, crickets, goldfish, anything that I put in there he would hit. Now nothing.
He is beginning to worry me because it's been four days. He seems to be not be able to hover quite right. Sometimes the tale floats up, sometimes his head floats up, sometimes he looks like he's falling on his side. He is still swimming fine.
Water parameters are as follows, zero, zero, 30. I have nitrates out of my tap between 20 and 25. I have had this fish in this water for three months. Temp 78.
As I said, four days ago I did a water change (30-40%). This is when the problems began. Yesterday I did a large water change maybe half. Today I changed the water 30%. Later in the day I changed another 50%.
Again, the current water parameters are zero, zero, 30. I increase the temperature to 81°. I have added stress coat with all of my water changes.
Any ideas? I am afraid he is going to die. When do i pull him out and force feed him?
He has access to two goldfish (that are hiding) market shrip. Two crickets, and some tuna.
Thx
Eddie
I have been battling brown algae. I have been rubbing the plants and install the UV filter. I have been changing the water. I did a water change about four days ago. This is when the trouble started. He has not eaten since.
I had a small bluegill in with him. 4-5 inches. At first the bluegill was afraid of him, But then after a while I thought he maybe bullying The Jar. They have been living in the same tank together for 3-4 weeks. I have had the bluegill for six months. For the last three or four days he has been hiding on the bottom of the tank behind the plant.
My Jar used to eat everything. Market shrimp, dried shrimp, crickets, goldfish, anything that I put in there he would hit. Now nothing.
He is beginning to worry me because it's been four days. He seems to be not be able to hover quite right. Sometimes the tale floats up, sometimes his head floats up, sometimes he looks like he's falling on his side. He is still swimming fine.
Water parameters are as follows, zero, zero, 30. I have nitrates out of my tap between 20 and 25. I have had this fish in this water for three months. Temp 78.
As I said, four days ago I did a water change (30-40%). This is when the problems began. Yesterday I did a large water change maybe half. Today I changed the water 30%. Later in the day I changed another 50%.
Again, the current water parameters are zero, zero, 30. I increase the temperature to 81°. I have added stress coat with all of my water changes.
Any ideas? I am afraid he is going to die. When do i pull him out and force feed him?
He has access to two goldfish (that are hiding) market shrip. Two crickets, and some tuna.
Thx
Eddie
