I have 3 Guppies in a tank with 5 Harlequins and 2 Amano shrimp. One of my guppies in particular has been showing strange signs lately. When i first got him over a month ago it was very active and constantly swimming around. However over the past week and a half hes been acting strangely. He would sit in one area of the tank and just float there for hours, barely moving.
I have a power head and he would sit on top of it and basically beach himself on it. If i tap the glass he moves and reacts as normal. This morning however i noticed there was a fracture in the middle of his tail, and all of today hes beached himself on top of the power head (which is close to the water line). He still eats, and the only time he moved around was during feeding time. I figured this might be an onset of Finrot, but i am still unsure. I added a small amount of salt as preliminery efforts.
The other 2 Guppies are acting as normal, and in fact one of them has gone from very shy and slow moving to very active since i got it. Both Guppies have mostly intact tail (few marks from fighting and nipping, but nothing extreme). Ammonia/Nitrites are at 0, Nitrates less than 5 PPM. PH at 7.4, temperature around 78 - 80 degrees. Any advice or input on this? Trying to catch it early before it becomes a serious issue.
I have a power head and he would sit on top of it and basically beach himself on it. If i tap the glass he moves and reacts as normal. This morning however i noticed there was a fracture in the middle of his tail, and all of today hes beached himself on top of the power head (which is close to the water line). He still eats, and the only time he moved around was during feeding time. I figured this might be an onset of Finrot, but i am still unsure. I added a small amount of salt as preliminery efforts.
The other 2 Guppies are acting as normal, and in fact one of them has gone from very shy and slow moving to very active since i got it. Both Guppies have mostly intact tail (few marks from fighting and nipping, but nothing extreme). Ammonia/Nitrites are at 0, Nitrates less than 5 PPM. PH at 7.4, temperature around 78 - 80 degrees. Any advice or input on this? Trying to catch it early before it becomes a serious issue.