Right now, I don’t know what’s wrong with my fish. Sometimes it stays in the upper corner with a very dark mouth and overall dark coloration, swims in circles, and stays upright with its head upright,
Sometimes it also seems to be breathing heavily.
Other times, it seems completely normal for periods.
I’ve done a large water change, raised the temperature to 25-26°C, reduced the lighting, turned off the internal pump, and I’m waiting for Seachem Stress Guard. It has done this before for short periods and then returned to normal, but this time it has lasted for four days. It didn’t eat for three days, but it ate a little yesterday.
It’s an Oscar cichlid that I’ve had for five years, so I’m really frustrated. What should I do?
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.) ( answer )
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values. ( dont know, put i add seachem prime in )
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 530 liter, many years
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. ( eheim pro 2 )
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? ( A pleco and one algae eater fish )
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? ( 3 days and 2 days ) How often do you do this? ( not enough i think now ) How much water do you remove at a time? 25 %
7~How long have you had the fish? 5 years. If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? Dont know?
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? No
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? Pellets and no
Sometimes it also seems to be breathing heavily.
Other times, it seems completely normal for periods.
I’ve done a large water change, raised the temperature to 25-26°C, reduced the lighting, turned off the internal pump, and I’m waiting for Seachem Stress Guard. It has done this before for short periods and then returned to normal, but this time it has lasted for four days. It didn’t eat for three days, but it ate a little yesterday.
It’s an Oscar cichlid that I’ve had for five years, so I’m really frustrated. What should I do?
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.) ( answer )
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values. ( dont know, put i add seachem prime in )
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 530 liter, many years
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. ( eheim pro 2 )
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? ( A pleco and one algae eater fish )
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? ( 3 days and 2 days ) How often do you do this? ( not enough i think now ) How much water do you remove at a time? 25 %
7~How long have you had the fish? 5 years. If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? Dont know?
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? No
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? Pellets and no
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