First time to post and have a question concerning my GT he is not eating well and spending a lot of time hiding and close to the bottom. Have a 65 gal tank . Checked my parameters and ph is 6.5 hardness is 30ppm and nitrites are 0 ppm and nitrates are below 20 ppm . Did a 20 gal change yesterday and he perked up some but still did not eat as usual. Today I noticed he has a reddish tint inside his mouth and he is keeping it open . Any thoughts ?
Green Terror not eating
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I have checked online and it told that they prefer acidic there are so much conflicting information . have worked on bringing it up to 7 and it flucuates between the 2 numbers. I havent had problems so far he is a little over a year old . I am open to any info or ideas
Well a fluctuation between 6.5 and 7.0 can be really stressful on a fish. Its really important to keep a stable PH. I kept Green Terrors years ago and my water's ph was 7.2 and I never had any problems. For starters I would try to stabilize your PH with a crushed corral. I use a few cups of crushed corral in the filters on my 180 gallon and it holds the PH at 7.6. I know that is really high for your needs. So use much less. Maybe use one measured cup for a 65 to see if that will hold the waters PH closer to 7.0 or just below.
When kept in water too soft and acidic, moderately hard water fish shows signs of health degradation anywhere from weeks to years.
Raise the PH, KH and hardness of your water first and the health issues will be easier for the fish to fight off
Raise the PH, KH and hardness of your water first and the health issues will be easier for the fish to fight off