Something wrong with my RBP...??

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Syxx676

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Well, I came home from work and noticed that some of my tank decor was moved/messed up. One of them was definitely their established hiding spot. So, I used my net/hand to move everything back to where it was.
While I was doing this, the fish were definitely acting weird, kinda stunned. I would have the net right in front of one of their faces and it wouldn't flee like normal. Anyways, 2 of them seem to be doing alright, but this one is just kinda 'dead'. He's breathing, and will move if I disturb him, but he's just kinda sitting still, tilted over a little.

This is him until he moved. He just kinda had his head hiding between a rock and my cleaning thingy. =(
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Sounds like ammonia. What are your water perimeters?
 
what do you do about ammonia? I just did a water change 2 days ago, and have been keeping up with them. I have to wait until monday to get my water perimeters checked out though...
 
Do frequent and large water changes, improve filtration, remove uneaten food quickly.

Are they gasping for air at the surface?
 
ok sorry... they are all actually breathing as calm as I have ever seen. The one RBP that was acting weird, is now back with the gang and looking normal.

They seem to have a lack of appetite lately though. I was feeding them small portions twice a day, but they would never eat. Now I just gotta find a good time once a day to see if they'll actually eat what I put in there. Sometimes they wait a few minutes, and sometimes they'll just leave it.
 
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