SumthingsFishy
Aquarium Advice Regular
So i bought this tiger barb from petsmart less than a week ago, and today when i got home from school he was swimming normally. However, a few hours later I glance at my tank to see him floating at the top of my tank. I go closer to take a good look and he suddenly darts in one direction, only to float belly up again. He's been doing this for the past 20 mins. I called petsmart and I am going to bring him in along with a water sample to see what this is exactly. I am currently cycling my tank(1.5gal that i plan on using as a fry/quarantine tank) (nobody bash me for doing a fish in cycle, i am completely aware of how to do this) all my levels, are normal and i check them every hour on the hour and have been doing at least 10%-20% water changes for the past few days. I did have neon tetra in the same tank a few months ago, and they also showed this behavior and eventually died (I emptied the tank and cleaned it thoroughly before starting this tiger barb). The coincidence is that i started feeding them both tetra blood worms. I feel like i bought a bad batch of blood worms which are carrying the disease. Can anybody identify what this sickness is and if there is any way to cure it? I appreciate any help.