Fish Not Doing Well After Water Change - Please Help!

I just did a 70%, (I had an ammonia spike due to a dead fish I was unaware about) and my fish have started to flash and are breathing heavily, I dosed the water with apI water conditioner that detoxifys heavy metals, they are breathing heavy, flashing around there head area and some of my platys have their fins clamped, please help, ive never had this happen to me....

 

what are your current water parameters? do another large water change, and make sure there is plenty of surface agitation to get better gas exchange.

i'd use Seachem Prime to detox. you can dose up to 5X the recommended dosage for emergencies.

 

What’s the pH? Did the water change increase it? If it was acidic and it’s now alkaline the ammonia will have become a lot more toxic. Prime will sort that temporarily while your filter processes it.
Or it could be a “bad batch” of tapwater, in which case another water change won’t help. For that you’ll need carbon or (even better) PolyFilter.

 

what are your current water parameters? do another large water change, and make sure there is plenty of surface agitation to get better gas exchange.

i'd use Seachem Prime to detox. you can dose up to 5X the recommended dosage for emergencies.

Will do ill keep you updated

Will do ill keep you updated

Also I only have test strips so I will take a pic of it next to the bottle

I just did a 70%, (I had an ammonia spike due to a dead fish I was unaware about) and my fish have started to flash and are breathing heavily, I dosed the water with apI water conditioner that detoxifys heavy metals, they are breathing heavy, flashing around there head area and some of my platys have their fins clamped, please help, ive never had this happen to me....

GH :30 KH:10-20 PH:6.5 ish Nitrite:0, Nitrate: .10-20, I can't get the ammonia right now... Also my fish are now acting normal, but the zebra danios still areacting wierd, and are clamping their fins...

GH :30 KH:10-20 PH:6.5 ish Nitrite:0, Nitrate: .10-20, I can't get the ammonia right now...

What percent water change do you recommend I do?

 

Will do ill keep you updated

Also I only have test strips so I will take a pic of it next to the bottle


GH :30 KH:10-20 PH:6.5 ish Nitrite:0, Nitrate: .10-20, I can't get the ammonia right now... Also my fish are now acting normal, but the zebra danios still areacting wierd, and are clamping their fins...


What percent water change do you recommend I do?

Anyone?

 

without knowing the ammonia levels, i'd do 50% water changes every 2-3 days.

is the GH/KH 30 drops or 30 ppm? 30 drops is very high, while 30 ppm is somewhat low.

 

without knowing the ammonia levels, i'd do 50% water changes every 2-3 days.

is the GH/KH 30 drops or 30 ppm? 30 drops is very high, while 30 ppm is somewhat low.

its measured in ppm

its is measured in ppm, so its low

 

its is measured in ppm, so its low

I just turned the lights on and everyone seems to be ok... One neon has gold covering the area near its dorsal fin, it acts normal and is active, I am worried that its the early stages of velvet but he isn't showing any of the signs of velvet, any idea? Edit: This is after I checked the tank again the neon seems to be turning back to normal color, I think it was just from the light being off

 

i;m not too sure on neons, but I think they will be ok with 6.5 pH. was that from the tank water or tap water?

you could increase the KH by using a small mesh bag of crushed coral. you don't want to use too much at first, or your pH might spike. you'll want a gradual increase.

some fish do change colors between night and day and also when stressed.

 

i;m not too sure on neons, but I think they will be ok with 6.5 pH. was that from the tank water or tap water?

you could increase the KH by using a small mesh bag of crushed coral. you don't want to use too much at first, or your pH might spike. you'll want a gradual increase.

some fish do change colors between night and day and also when stressed.

Ok, the readings were from the tank itself I don't have bags of crushed coral, but I do have seashells, spiral shells, and oyster shells

 

Ok, the readings were from the tank itself I don't have bags of crushed coral, but I do have seashells, spiral shells, and oyster shells

I will get results as soon as I can of the tap water

 

Ok, the readings were from the tank itself I don't have bags of crushed coral, but I do have seashells, spiral shells, and oyster shells

those can work.

 

those can work.

I will send some pictures of them so you tell me how many and which of them for a 10g, ive never used sea shells ....