kristin27
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I own a 10-gallon take of three platies.
A few weeks ago, a bought a container of "dried bloodworms" which the salesperson told me were great for any tropical fish. After I gave it to my fish, one died. (She just stopped having an appetite, did nothing but sit in the corner by herself, etc.) But I didn't think it was because of the bloodworms.
Tonight, I gave my three remaining fish another small amount of bloodworms. One of them took one bite, and then instantly started to act weird after. She wouldn't eat anything more.. now she swims around, opening and closing her mouth a lot and sits on the bottom. Its as if she can't get oxygen or something.
So my questions, which I hope someone knows the answer to:
1) Are bloodworms harmful to platies? Can I get my money back from the store?
2) How can I save my sick fish? She won't eat, or swim around anymore and she used to be the happiest fish ever.
3) Whats with the mouth constantly opening and closing? Am I right about maybe her having a hard time breathing?
Thanks very much!
Kristin
A few weeks ago, a bought a container of "dried bloodworms" which the salesperson told me were great for any tropical fish. After I gave it to my fish, one died. (She just stopped having an appetite, did nothing but sit in the corner by herself, etc.) But I didn't think it was because of the bloodworms.
Tonight, I gave my three remaining fish another small amount of bloodworms. One of them took one bite, and then instantly started to act weird after. She wouldn't eat anything more.. now she swims around, opening and closing her mouth a lot and sits on the bottom. Its as if she can't get oxygen or something.
So my questions, which I hope someone knows the answer to:
1) Are bloodworms harmful to platies? Can I get my money back from the store?
2) How can I save my sick fish? She won't eat, or swim around anymore and she used to be the happiest fish ever.
3) Whats with the mouth constantly opening and closing? Am I right about maybe her having a hard time breathing?
Thanks very much!
Kristin