Help ....

[Neale]

Fish breath heavy and not moving much. I tested the ammonia level, nitrate, nitrite ...all test fine. Done 50% water change. Still no much improvement. I lowered the temp and someone said to put airstone in that it may help with oxygenation. Any other advice ????

Tank about 1 year old

 

[squidward]

Fish breath heavy and not moving much. I tested the ammonia level, nitrate, nitrite ...all test fine. Done 50% water change. Still no much improvement. I lowered the temp and someone said to put airstone in that it may help with oxygenation. Any other advice ????

How's the body looking any signs of ich ? Did you check you salinity ?

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Fish breath heavy and not moving much. I tested the ammonia level, nitrate, nitrite ...all test fine. Done 50% water change. Still no much improvement. I lowered the temp and someone said to put airstone in that it may help with oxygenation. Any other advice ????

If they are breathing heavy that is usually a sign of low oxygen in your tank. Do you have powerheads and a filter?? If so, make sure they are on and working properly because they introduce oxygen into the water. If you dont have powerheads then i highly suggest you get some. As a temporary solution to the problem i think you should add the airstone and see if there is any improvement

 

[Mrc8858]

How long has your tank been running and have you cycled it?

And welcome to AA glad you found us here

 

[mr_X]

Lowered the temp to what?

 

[Neale]

How long has your tank been running and have you cycled it?

And welcome to AA glad you found us here

Tank about just over a year old

 

[Neale]

If they are breathing heavy that is usually a sign of low oxygen in your tank. Do you have powerheads and a filter?? If so, make sure they are on and working properly because they introduce oxygen into the water. If you dont have powerheads then i highly suggest you get some. As a temporary solution to the problem i think you should add the airstone and see if there is any improvement

Got power head - cleaned it and the filter. Installed the airstone so hope that will help as well.

 

[Neale]

How's the body looking any signs of ich ? Did you check you salinity ?

No sign of ich...

 

[Neale]

All back to normal today, fish all fine.Thanks for all the advice.

 

[Cucuito]

Still put a chemi pure or active carbon