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Hello!
I bought 3 new guppies a few days ago, everyone was doing just fine until today. I realized one of my guppies was acting very strange. He was swimming around the top of the tank like he was gasping for air, so I put him in a quarantine tank. This afternoon when I got home from work I thought he was dead as he was on his side at the bottom of the quarantine tank, but he shot around the tank like a bullet as I walked up and then sunk to lay on the bottom again. He seems exhausted but is somehow still alive. I currently have him floating in a shallow container so he can both rest and breath, but is still in the water. Does anyone know if/how I can help him?
My tank is 5 gallons, treated tap water, filter, and heater. I have 3 guppies and 2 panda corys, I had my water tested today and they said there was a slight bit of ammonia, but not enough to cause harm, all else within good parameters (they did a liquid test but I did not get exact numbers). Everyone else in the tank is doing well. I let the tank sit with water and sprinkled some food in to start the cycle for 24 hrs before adding fish. They are on my desk, it's very low noise and low traffic area.
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank?
5 Gallon
How long has the tank been running?
5 days
Does it have a filter?
Yes
Does it have a heater?
Yes
What is the water temperature?
78
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
3 guppies, 2 panda corydoras
Maintenance
How often do you change the water?
Will continue weekly or bi-weekly depending on parameters
How much of the water do you change?
30%
What do you use to treat your water?
Nutrafin Aqua Plus
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water?
I am going to buy a vacuum next week
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish?
For 24hrs
What do you use to test the water?
Store has liquid test, I purchased API strips today (Can't afford the master kit currently
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
The associate at pet land said no parameters were harmful, but I had slight ammonia
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish?
twice daily
How much do you feed your fish?
Xtreme Community Flakes
What brand of food do you feed your fish?
Xtreme
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods?
I haven't, but am looking into it
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish?
3 days
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms?
10 am this morning
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms?
Seemingly unable to breath within the water, swimming at the top while gasping. Later unable to swim for long, sinking to lay on his side at the bottom of the tank
Have you started any treatment for the illness?
I added aquarium salt to the water
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase?
Not as far as I could tell
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
He appears to be ok, doesn't seem bloated or anything
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
See above
I bought 3 new guppies a few days ago, everyone was doing just fine until today. I realized one of my guppies was acting very strange. He was swimming around the top of the tank like he was gasping for air, so I put him in a quarantine tank. This afternoon when I got home from work I thought he was dead as he was on his side at the bottom of the quarantine tank, but he shot around the tank like a bullet as I walked up and then sunk to lay on the bottom again. He seems exhausted but is somehow still alive. I currently have him floating in a shallow container so he can both rest and breath, but is still in the water. Does anyone know if/how I can help him?
My tank is 5 gallons, treated tap water, filter, and heater. I have 3 guppies and 2 panda corys, I had my water tested today and they said there was a slight bit of ammonia, but not enough to cause harm, all else within good parameters (they did a liquid test but I did not get exact numbers). Everyone else in the tank is doing well. I let the tank sit with water and sprinkled some food in to start the cycle for 24 hrs before adding fish. They are on my desk, it's very low noise and low traffic area.
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank?
5 Gallon
How long has the tank been running?
5 days
Does it have a filter?
Yes
Does it have a heater?
Yes
What is the water temperature?
78
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
3 guppies, 2 panda corydoras
Maintenance
How often do you change the water?
Will continue weekly or bi-weekly depending on parameters
How much of the water do you change?
30%
What do you use to treat your water?
Nutrafin Aqua Plus
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water?
I am going to buy a vacuum next week
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish?
For 24hrs
What do you use to test the water?
Store has liquid test, I purchased API strips today (Can't afford the master kit currently
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
The associate at pet land said no parameters were harmful, but I had slight ammonia
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish?
twice daily
How much do you feed your fish?
Xtreme Community Flakes
What brand of food do you feed your fish?
Xtreme
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods?
I haven't, but am looking into it
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish?
3 days
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms?
10 am this morning
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms?
Seemingly unable to breath within the water, swimming at the top while gasping. Later unable to swim for long, sinking to lay on his side at the bottom of the tank
Have you started any treatment for the illness?
I added aquarium salt to the water
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase?
Not as far as I could tell
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
He appears to be ok, doesn't seem bloated or anything
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
See above