Is this normal?

[PanAntV]

I have an albino channel cat. He's tiny. Had 2 of them for about 4 days came home last night and one was dead. They both kept swimming upwards. It's weird I've never seen a fish do that before. This is my first time having catfish. Please help. I like it and I don't wanna lost another one.

 

[MoNsTeR FiS]

Yes swimming upward is normal even if they do it for hours. What caused the other to die? If the tank is too warm that could cause them to die. Also the fish are very calm and can easily be picked on. What tankmates do they have?

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Upwards as in vertically on the glass? That's not too unusual esp. when they are settling in. Your water parameters are important.

 

[PanAntV]

Yes swimming upward is normal even if they do it for hours. What caused the other to die? If the tank is too warm that could cause them to die. Also the fish are very calm and can easily be picked on. What tankmates do they have?

OK I was worried. The other one had some sort of internal bleeding. When I pulled it our of the water there were red lines showing through this skin that's why I think it is some kind of internal bleeding. I have an arowana. Jack dempsey 3 peacock bass and a pleco the catfish and peacock were relatively the same size. Arowana is about 6 inches long and the jd is about 6 inches long.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Red streaks and redness on the body, fins, head here and there often indicate hemorrhagic septicemia, usually the last step of some other illness. It's a bacterial infection, not bleeding.

What are your water parameters and what kit do you use?

 

[PanAntV]

Red streaks and redness on the body, fins, head here and there often indicate hemorrhagic septicemia, usually the last step of some other illness. It's a bacterial infection, not bleeding.

What are your water parameters and what kit do you use?

I actually don't know. I've never gotten or used a kit. I do weekly water changes of 30-40 gallons and my water is pretty clear so I've never bothered to get one. This is the first fish in my tank to die and not be eaten. I'll look into getting one and test my water when I get a chance.

 

[MoNsTeR FiS]

If you have a filter that can take carbon, add carbon to the filter and use double the recommended dosage of this stuff if you have it.
The reason i would say to use carbon is so the medicine gets removed before the water goes through the biological bacteria media, so it does not kill the biological bacteria. The carbon will remove the medication so you have to add more every day. This stuff works great and will kill all harmful bacteria and diseases. It should kill all of the bad stuff thats killing your fish and will not stain silicone, limestone rock, driftwood, or anything else.
If you aren't able to buy this i would use malachite green or methelene blue.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I actually don't know. I've never gotten or used a kit. I do weekly water changes of 30-40 gallons and my water is pretty clear so I've never bothered to get one. This is the first fish in my tank to die and not be eaten. I'll look into getting one and test my water when I get a chance.

It is very highly advisable to use a liquid test kit, e.g., API Master kit. I don't want to come off pushy or arrogant, but there is pretty much no way around it. If one wants to keep fish, they must have such a kit. It's only $20 and good for hundreds of tests.

WCs and water clarity are not something to go by. Your clear water may be laced with plenty of poisons and toxins and kills fish while the murky, muddy water in a nearby body of water is pristine and fish are thriving in it.

 

[PanAntV]

It is very highly advisable to use a liquid test kit, e.g., API Master kit. I don't want to come off pushy or arrogant, but there is pretty much no way around it. If one wants to keep fish, they must have such a kit. It's only $20 and good for hundreds of tests.

WCs and water clarity are not something to go by. Your clear water may be laced with plenty of poisons and toxins and kills fish while the murky, muddy water in a nearby body of water is pristine and fish are thriving in it.

Got my test kit. Went to pets mart and bought this kit for 26 bucks not sure if that's a good price. But what ever.

 

[PanAntV]

Ph at 7 ammonia at 0 nitrite at .25 nitrate at 20-40. Can't really tell for the last one it's in between the 2 colors. Nitrite and ammonia are a little high but I'll take care of that with a water change. I do weekly water changes on saturday. Considering making a bio scrubber.