Guppy acting strange

[Keeper]

Hello...I just crawled out of bed and found that my female guppy was hovering in the top corner of the tank. Normally she is a very active fish but is not doing much of anything right now. Any ideas...PH is good, temp is good and all the other fish are just lively!

Thanks

 

[Allivymar]

Whats the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels? Definitely the place to start.

 

[Keeper]

okay...NitrIte is good as is the ammonia. I don't have a NitrAte kit. Tested the PH again and it was about 7.4. I added some PH down. Is it just a wait and see game now?

 

[Allivymar]

Ugh. I suggest a water change; pH down is really not great stuff to put into a tank, and if it does manage to reduce the pH, well, sharp pH changes can cause big probs.

I'd isolate the funny acting one and observe her for a coupla days. If its something infectious, you don't want her being in the tank long enough to pass it along to the others.

 

[Keeper]

great..thanks for the advice. The only reason I use the PH down is because the PH of my tap water is high to begin with. I'll put her in my 1 gallon tank and see how she does. Thanks again

 

[Allivymar]

There are better and safer ways to reduce pH; check out this link for some explanation of the hows n whys of changing pH as well as a coupla suggestions on safe ways to do it: http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-chem.html

Keep us updated.

 

[Keeper]

well....it has happened. The beauty has passed away. Thanks for all the advice.

RIP little guppy

 

[Allivymar]

Bummer. Sorry Keeper.