Mary Kathryn
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I woke up this morning to find my clown pleco on the bottom of my tank not moving. Usually, he is on the side of the tank or in a corner somewhere. I thought he already had passed but when I used the net he moved over. I have had him about a week and up until this morning, everything has been fine.
It is a newer tank, but I constantly check the levels and they're fine. Every other day I do between a 25-50% water change. It is a 20-gallon tank, where there are 6 zebra danios in the tank as well. The only thing I have noted is that the danios eat his sinking pellet. I added bloodworms to their diet and that seemed to stop that issue. However, I have not seen him take any interest in his food. I don't know if this is the issue or something else.
Tank
Maintenance
Parameters
Nitrite:0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
pH: 7.0
Feeding
Illness & Symptoms:
It is a newer tank, but I constantly check the levels and they're fine. Every other day I do between a 25-50% water change. It is a 20-gallon tank, where there are 6 zebra danios in the tank as well. The only thing I have noted is that the danios eat his sinking pellet. I added bloodworms to their diet and that seemed to stop that issue. However, I have not seen him take any interest in his food. I don't know if this is the issue or something else.
Tank
- What is the water volume of the tank? 20 gallon
- Does it have a filter? Yes
- Does it have a heater? Yes
- What is the water temperature? 80degree
- What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 1 clown pleco and 6 zebra danio
Maintenance
- How often do you change the water? every other day
- How much of the water do you change? 25%-50%
- What do you use to treat your water? API Stress Coat, API Stress Zyme, Tetra AquaSafe plus, proper pH7.0
- Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? vacuum
Parameters
- Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? 1 week
- What do you use to test the water? API 5 in 1, API Ammonia Test Kit
- What are your parameters? We need the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Nitrite:0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
pH: 7.0
Feeding
- How often do you feed your fish? 1/day
- How much do you feed your fish? 1 small pinch of flakes and 1/4 pellet
- What brand of food do you feed your fish? TopFin Flakes, Algae wafers
- Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? 1/4 cube of frozen blood worms, first time 2 days ago
Illness & Symptoms:
- How long have you had this fish? 1 week
- How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 2 hrs ago
- In a few words, (more room for details below) what are the symptoms? not moving on own, on bottom of tank
- Have you started any treatment for the illness? No idea what to do
- Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? NO
- How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? usually it is holding onto the side of the tank, and is actively holding onto something