riftnick

hello i am in need of advice quickly my mothers heater in her peppermint bristle tank failed and as it didnt kill them outright it has done something bad to them they are not swimming they twitch and breathe they do move away strangly is any one able to tell me will they recover or is it best to put them down

harpua2002

Welcome. Sorry you're having problems. What is the temp in the tank? What are the water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate)?

SWilkins

I am sure you will get info from somebody that knows more about this than me but it may just take them some time to recover. Hang in there till one of the experts comes along and welcome to Fish Lore.

riftnick

it is a 2ft tank my neighbour tested the water and all was within normal ranges

the tank went to 35.5 deg c not sure what that is in farenheit

CHoffman

Welcome to FIshlore,
sorry it's on a bad note though.

That's pretty hot. When the water temp rises the oxygen levels get very low. Do you have a bubble wand or airstone in there??. If not it might be a good idea to do so now. Is it still hot?? What is the temp as of right now??
I wouldn't put them down yet. I would wait and see if they can come out of it. Plecos can be pretty tough.

riftnick

yes have power filter with great air system bought new heater did small water change the temp is 25 deg c

CHoffman

Since the temp is back to normal there should be enough oxygen in the water. I would just keep their water super clean since they are going to be stressed you don't want them to come down with another illness on top of this. Keeping the water clean can help prevent this. I would just give them some time and see if they can pull out of it.

riftnick

my mum is so up set she is blaming her self for the heater malfunction. it seem lit they might be having a seisure well it sorta looks like it. thanks for replying to me i dont want them to suffer

and do you think they may eat soon should i put a pellet or some zuccini and do a partial water change every few days or in a week

CHoffman

I'm so sorry your mom is upset. It's not her fault at all and heater malfunction all the time. I had a heater malfunction and it killed two of my Dwarf puffers. I was very upset but these kind of things happen. What kind of heater was it??
On the waterchanges I would do a small waterchange maybe 20% everyday just to keep the water super clean. I wouldn't put food in there now. It might just dirty the water. I would try to feed them tomorrow though. I really hope they pull through this. It's very hard to watch them suffer but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for them. Let your mom know it's def not her fault and was out of her control. Good luck with them and please keep us posted.

riftnick

it was a tronic brand and thank you so much for your help i hope they pull through too

CHoffman

Good luck.

aquarist48

Best of luck and keep us posted.
Ken

CHoffman

Just thought I'd check in to see how they are. I hope all is well.

riftnick

i just want to thank you all it was very stress ful but they made it they are eating and reacting as normal and have found their old hiding spots and are eating well they started to eat last week and well its amazig these guys are so lucky its good to see them out and about they seem not to have any problems they are normal. thanks again all ...

aquarist48

Glad to hear that everyone is doing well Rift!
Ken