i'm truely at a loss as to whats going on with my guppies..so i'll start from the top to give a run down of everything going on..
thursday night went out and bought a new heater..the one i had was one that is perm set to 78 and you cant change it...put the new heater in...and kept trying to turn the heat up...i did have issues trying to figure out the correct temp..cause i couldnt figure out what it was really reading...(i know sounds dumb but i did)
friday morning woke up to all of my guppies at the top looking towards the center of the tank their tails clamped (i'm so tired of saying "clamped")..i couldnt do much..i added salt..and took out 3liters of water..its all i had time for..
that night i came home everyone was still alive..i took out two gallons of water and replaced them (i took out a gallon then replaced..then did that again) i have a 9 gallon biube....i even got desperate and changed the filter..i know it probably wasnt good..but i was doing everything...
at this point the heater still wasnt getting my tank to the temp i wanted..it was still low 70's..so i cranked it up past 80..its so far held steady at 74ish almost 75..they perked up..and started swimming around the tank..literally in circles around and around..at first i was happy..then it freaked me out...it didnt stop till i turned the light off..and they went to the bottom and huddled there..
at this point i have lost my only male and when i woke up this morning a female..although i noticed one looked rough and knew it would go..
now they are back at the top of the tank just kinda huddled there..not really swimming..tails still clamped..i've searched ALL over the web...i dont know if theres something wrong with them internally or what..i've noticed this and noticed this before...that they've had whitish clear like poop..and searched that up and found stuff on parasites..
can anyone really help me..i'm frustrated..exhausted..and at a total loss...i will be going to petsmart to replace the heater..and hopefully find something to medicate them
thursday night went out and bought a new heater..the one i had was one that is perm set to 78 and you cant change it...put the new heater in...and kept trying to turn the heat up...i did have issues trying to figure out the correct temp..cause i couldnt figure out what it was really reading...(i know sounds dumb but i did)
friday morning woke up to all of my guppies at the top looking towards the center of the tank their tails clamped (i'm so tired of saying "clamped")..i couldnt do much..i added salt..and took out 3liters of water..its all i had time for..
that night i came home everyone was still alive..i took out two gallons of water and replaced them (i took out a gallon then replaced..then did that again) i have a 9 gallon biube....i even got desperate and changed the filter..i know it probably wasnt good..but i was doing everything...
at this point the heater still wasnt getting my tank to the temp i wanted..it was still low 70's..so i cranked it up past 80..its so far held steady at 74ish almost 75..they perked up..and started swimming around the tank..literally in circles around and around..at first i was happy..then it freaked me out...it didnt stop till i turned the light off..and they went to the bottom and huddled there..
at this point i have lost my only male and when i woke up this morning a female..although i noticed one looked rough and knew it would go..
now they are back at the top of the tank just kinda huddled there..not really swimming..tails still clamped..i've searched ALL over the web...i dont know if theres something wrong with them internally or what..i've noticed this and noticed this before...that they've had whitish clear like poop..and searched that up and found stuff on parasites..
can anyone really help me..i'm frustrated..exhausted..and at a total loss...i will be going to petsmart to replace the heater..and hopefully find something to medicate them