7Enigma
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Hello all,
Here's the pictures first:
He has recently taken to the top of the tank (maybe 2-4 inches below the surface), and basically appears to just try to stay stationary. I did not see if he ate this morning or last night, but didn't have any concerns until today. His upper lip has a red color to it, but since my barbs are still young, I thought he was just developing color, but now I'm not so sure.
He doesn't appear to be gasping for air, but is breathing slightly quicker than the rest of the fish in the tank. I have a breeder cage that I could put him in, but don't want to stress him out more until I'm sure there is a problem. Recent additions to the tank are just 4 java ferns from the LFS I got the fish from.
Zero ammonia, nitrIte, and I havn't checked nitrAte yet today but will shortly (I assume it is below 30ppm as it was below 20ppm last week and I have done a PWC since then). My temp does fluctuate a bit during the night and day (from about 76 to 79 over the course of 24 hours), and just yesterday I have been slowly bumping the temp down 1 or 2 degrees every couple hours to get it closer to 73-75 (this should buffer the temp change a bit during the night hours).
Thanks all for your help in advance.
justin
Here's the pictures first:
He has recently taken to the top of the tank (maybe 2-4 inches below the surface), and basically appears to just try to stay stationary. I did not see if he ate this morning or last night, but didn't have any concerns until today. His upper lip has a red color to it, but since my barbs are still young, I thought he was just developing color, but now I'm not so sure.
He doesn't appear to be gasping for air, but is breathing slightly quicker than the rest of the fish in the tank. I have a breeder cage that I could put him in, but don't want to stress him out more until I'm sure there is a problem. Recent additions to the tank are just 4 java ferns from the LFS I got the fish from.
Zero ammonia, nitrIte, and I havn't checked nitrAte yet today but will shortly (I assume it is below 30ppm as it was below 20ppm last week and I have done a PWC since then). My temp does fluctuate a bit during the night and day (from about 76 to 79 over the course of 24 hours), and just yesterday I have been slowly bumping the temp down 1 or 2 degrees every couple hours to get it closer to 73-75 (this should buffer the temp change a bit during the night hours).
Thanks all for your help in advance.
justin