Fish can't stay down
- Thread starter aidenb
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Can you please post these information so we can better evaluate and diagnose/advise what the problem is, and how to solve it?
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-Water Test Readings:
-Ammonia=
-NitrIte=
-NitrAte=
-pH=
-KH=
-GH=
-Water Temperature:
-Tank size=
-Filtration (Make, and GPH)
-Is there gravel/sand/rocks in the tank? If so how deep?
-Tank Inhabitants (How many, how big?):
-How long the tank has been set up:
-Frequency and amount of routine water changes:
-What you feed them, how much, & how often:
-City or well water:
-Water conditioner used:
-any extras (i.e.; air pumps, and air stones?)
-New fish or plants added to the tank? What type and when? Were they quarantined?:
-Medications used:
-Describe the problems you are seeing:
Just copy and past the text below into a new post. If you don't know the answer to something, just put a question mark (?).
-Water Test Readings:
-Ammonia=
-NitrIte=
-NitrAte=
-pH=
-KH=
-GH=
-Water Temperature:
-Tank size=
-Filtration (Make, and GPH)
-Is there gravel/sand/rocks in the tank? If so how deep?
-Tank Inhabitants (How many, how big?):
-How long the tank has been set up:
-Frequency and amount of routine water changes:
-What you feed them, how much, & how often:
-City or well water:
-Water conditioner used:
-any extras (i.e.; air pumps, and air stones?)
-New fish or plants added to the tank? What type and when? Were they quarantined?:
-Medications used:
-Describe the problems you are seeing:
Sounds like the fish is having trouble regulating its swim bladder. Did it just start doing this? did he just eat a lot of food? He might have some air trapped in his stomach.
when i bout my rope fish there was a couple doing the same thing and keep floating too the top and couldnt stay down what i found might be some off the problems where swim bladder infection,gas,constipation,i just kinda let them fast for about a day or so and they quickly recoverd,thawed frozen peas work for it to it acts as a laxitive...good luck.