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[DOLORES]

im doing a water change and i put my 6 fishies 4 gups nad 2 corys) in a bowl, these 2 corys are freakin me out im going to cry in anymoment, theyre like leavin themselves to die!!!! like they dont move and they slowly turn over please someone tell me how to upload the video is 750kb ,9s and also anyone had this same expierence?? these guys are scaring the shhit outta me!!!!!!!

 

[spAcE mOnkEy]

test your water for ammonia, since they are on the bottom of the tank they are very sensitive to ammonia. it might also be a PH drop or spike. it also could be the temp of the water, if they were in warm water and then it went to cold fast.

 

[heresmike]

Did you use tank water to put in the bowl? And I'd also have to ask why you're putting them in a bowl during your water change in the first place. Why don't you just leave them in the tank and siphon some of the water out? Much less stress on the fish. Are the fish back in the tank, or still in the bowl? 'Cuz if they're still in the bowl, put down the video camera and get them back in the tank!

 

[DOLORES]

Did you use tank water to put in the bowl? And I'd also have to ask why you're putting them in a bowl during your water change in the first place. Why don't you just leave them in the tank and siphon some of the water out? Much less stress on the fish. Are the fish back in the tank, or still in the bowl? 'Cuz if they're still in the bowl, put down the video camera and get them back in the tank!

Yes i used water tank thats when theyre started to stop doing that, i've fairly noticed that the temp was to high so as it got colder they stopped,

Why i put them in the bowl? well.... i dont have the vaccumm thingy yet, and the gravel was D I RR TY and so i changed everything im finishing right now.... , the damn filter was stucked, the gravel had the fuzzy rest of food, the water smelled like ####, and so i decided to not just do a water change but clean everything... and leave a 10% maybe a 20% ofd water .

now i have adoubt can i use bottled water? like not the one from the bathroom,kitchen etc

 

[my_fallen_angel]

do you didnt clean the gravel with tap water did you??

 

[DOLORES]

do you didnt clean the gravel with tap water did you??

nope, why?

 

[J_acon]

coz if u did, u will have killed lots of good bacteria.

and is not good to take the tank apart, very stressful for the fish

 

[DOLORES]

coz if u did, u will have killed lots of good bacteria.

and is not good to take the tank apart, very stressful for the fish

yeah... kinda knew that but it was really dirty and i preffered put them in the bowl for a while , while i was cleanin that non-see water (cuz of the dirtyness on the gravel) and it might sound that i dont care about my fishies, i do! a lot! the dirttyness was becuz of the previous food it was disgusting thanx everyone, but why was that my little fellas would dont move and turn around ?!

 

[heresmike]

but why was that my little fellas would dont move and turn around ?!

Most likely due to stress brought on by the rapid change in environment. Weekly partial water changes/gravel vacuuming should be part of your schedule. This will help to ensure a consistent environment, and will keep them happy. Also, if you have a lot of uneaten food on the bottom, you need to cut back on the amount and/or frequency of feeding.