erggiix3 wants to know:
ohkay so i have a 10 gallon tank with 4 babies. today one of the babies died and another one is dying right now. its laying at the bottom and not really moving but breathing and its shaking very violently every so often. it also cannot swim i guess? and floats to the top as if its trying to breath or something. can someone tell me whats wrong?
well it sucks because all 4 of my fish died so nevermind with this question.
ohkay so i have a 10 gallon tank with 4 babies. today one of the babies died and another one is dying right now. its laying at the bottom and not really moving but breathing and its shaking very violently every so often. it also cannot swim i guess? and floats to the top as if its trying to breath or something. can someone tell me whats wrong?
well it sucks because all 4 of my fish died so nevermind with this question.
August 6th, 2009 at 3:13 am
not enough oxygen or perhaps the food your offering them is too big for there baby mouths. not sure how small they are but could they have been seperated from there parents to early.
August 9th, 2009 at 3:59 am
try turning up you filter higher to give more air for them to breath and try to put up the temp a bit higher and you will be good
August 10th, 2009 at 4:17 am
Something is wrong with the water. Go to the pet store and buy a kit to test for ammonia, a kit to test water Ph, and a kit to test nitrites. I seriously think the water is very acidic or has ammonia in it which is highly toxic to your fishes. Also make sure the water is at normal temperature, the filter system is clean and running, and that there is enough aeration in the tank.
August 11th, 2009 at 4:06 am
No one can tell you what’s wrong with just this information only. For starters, what species are we talking about, how old was the mother when she spit them, first time breeding for her? Then you might want to check on the water chemistry. My first guess though, these fish sound like they were spit out too early. Fry from mouth brooders usually get spit out ready to be free swimming. If the fry are having swimming issues, it sounds like they still have the egg sac attached. Some pictures of this would help as well as this can be any number of things.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Very difficult to tell what is wrong. If you do have a test kit makes sure you test for ammonia, nitrate and nitrite.
Babies or fry need clean water. Some people change water every 2 days but I would recommend a weekly water change of 50%.
I believe it has something to do with either your water or not enough oxygen