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well I'll try to make it brief...i got 4 white tip sharks in my tank along with 1 Gourami and 2 plecos...I've had 2 of the white tips for about 2 years now and the other 2 for about a year...never had any problems with them except occasional ich attacks, but those were not a big deal some aquarisol would always cure it...haven't had any problems with them lately at all...however, about 6 days ago i checked the pH level of my water and it was pretty low test was beraly yellow...even though the fish showed no stress signs or any problems...i decided to start changing the water 5 gallons a day to raise the pH level back up...after about 3 days of changing water the 2 of the white tips started acting a bit weird...they started swimming up to the top of the water for a split second and go back down and they will do this for couple of minutes...i never seen them do this before they always would swim on the bottom unless there was food on top even if they were really hungry they would never swim up top...but that is not what worries me...at night when the lights go off i can see the same two white tips will look like they are hanging from a Christmas tree looks like they standing on their tails and bellies against the glass...also during the day the same two white tips will sometimes go crazy splashing all over like something is irritating their skin or maybe internally...the only thing i would add to the water when I did the partial changes is ammolock 2 and one tablespoon of salt per 5 gallons of water to make it brackish...can the sudden shift in pH level irritate the fish? and make them behave such way? this has been going on for about 3 days and i continue changing 5 gallons every day and add quickcure...so far they are still acting up...i watch them every day to see if they show any other signs of stress/illness...they eat real well all day...none of the fins are clamped against their bodies they swim around and look real healthy other then the weird behavior throughout the day and the way they hang at night...lol i know i promised to keep it short but i want to give as much detail as possible because no one has been able to help me so far from other forums....here are some details on my aquarium if this might help...
45 gallon acrylic
brackish water
Temp: 80 degrees
Power filter for a 60 gallon tank
The aquarium is well aerated
Please email me at giassL3ong@aol.com if you have any advise.
Any help is appreciated.
45 gallon acrylic
brackish water
Temp: 80 degrees
Power filter for a 60 gallon tank
The aquarium is well aerated
Please email me at giassL3ong@aol.com if you have any advise.
Any help is appreciated.