I think my blue aro is dying

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jp80911

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I think my blue aro is dying. I noticed it had a loss of appetite Tuesday (thought it was just not hungry), it started to swim funny yesterday and today it's either at the bottom of the tank or got blow around by very mild current (even my plants are barely moving). sometimes belly up sometimes vertical, sometimes upside down. doesn't look like it can control itself anymore.
Based on the water test kit (APT freshwater master test kit) the pH is around 8-8.2 (I know its high but its been like that and all the fish were fine), ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 10ppm or less. these are today's number.
anything i can do to help? or i can only keep my fingers crossed?
 
its still breathing so I put it amount some floating plants to anchor it added melafix and pimafix. any other suggestion please advise. thanks
 
what temperature should I set it up, right now I have it set up 82F
 
i wouldnt raise the temp just yet - are you able to give more details like what its diet consists of - tankmate - water change schedule - tank size?????
 
i'm gonna keep the temp at 82f for now, don't want to stress it any more than necessary.
it's in 180g with a smaller silver (no aggression between them so far) 2 angelfish, one molly, few tetras. filtration is a wet/dry with 70g sump. water changes 1-2 times a week, 30-50%. treat new water with prime and match temperature.
 
as for diet, I feed mainly hikari food stick, sometimes superworm (gut loaded with carrot) with the head cut off.
 
are you able to put the arow in a quarantine tank with plenty of oxygenation along with a dose of mela and pima - other than that i dunno - it doesnt seem from the diet you decribed it has anything to do with something its eaten. like i said best thing for now would be tank on its own with plenty of airstones and lights off.
 
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