I come look at my tank this morning and I notice pretty much all my fish are hiding. 2 green servums, 1 red servum, GT, JD, 2 blood jewels, and one convict. They were pretty much all hiding and the only ones out were my 3 tiger barbs. Usually everyone is out and about swimming around and come to the front and now they are all hiding. Only thing I did was do a 25% WC yesterday and two days before I added a little bit of aquarium salt because I noticed my jewel was hiding and not moving and now everyone is. I will test the water later, you guys think it could be high nitrates or something bigger?
Colors fading and fish hiding.
- Thread starter Kingst3r
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Help PLEASE! Some of my fish are twitching and rubbing themselves on the sand and branches. I think the high nitrate levels are getting to them. How should I lower them? I know to do a water chang, how much % should I do. I am definetly going to get some real plants to helo out with this. Not overstocked n feed once a day.
Do a 35% w/c and use some stress coat. I would also check the water parameters...if there is indeed high nitrate levels, you may need more oxygenation in your tank. & to reduce the high nitrate levels (if thats the problem)...you could try a product like API Nitra-Zorb
If your fish are flashing (rubbing themselves on objects) it could be a sign of disease (parasites).
water parameters and pics. I would do a 75% water change with prime/safe as a first step and then do another 75% change the next day. If they still are flashing it is either ick or some other external parasite and I would use quick cure.
I wouldn't use chemicals, but just more water changes...make sure the temperature isn't all over the place
I'd check them for Ick. Look at them real closely constant scratching I suspect ick also. What is the water temp?