he's been laying on his side, barely moving for 2 days now...moves every once in a while to get air, and enough to make his food float up some so he can eat without getting off his side...new pictures in later post...
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Tank size: 10gal
pH:6.4
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 20
tank temp: 81F
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): We went on a day trip and all our fish were fine when we left. When we got back late last night, our DG, "Sparky", was laying on the bottom of the tank, and was gasping for breath. I searched for a bit to see if I could figure out what was going on but didn't find much. I used the net to try getting him to move around, and he was swimming head down, on his side, upside down, and just about any other crazy way you can think of. I eventually found that it might be a swim bladder problem, and that having him in more shallow water can help give him a chance to recover. Normally we would put him in the 5gal quarantine tank and drop the water level of that for him, but we got a new dwarf african frog that died in there from something just two days ago, and I haven't had a chance to get it cleaned out yet. Right now, he's in a cup similar to what a lot of Betta's come in, which I hate having to do because it's not much space at all, but at least he's able to keep himself upright and get air in it. I have tried twice now to put him back in his tank, and each time he's done alright for a few minutes, then starts struggling again before ending up back on the bottom of the tank.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: 10gal, about every week to week and a half
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: We have a bio-filter, and use water conditioner on our tap water. Other than that, we don't typically have anything in the tank. Due to some PH issues a few weeks ago, we have recently used PH+ in small amounts. The tank has some decorations and plastic plants that have been in use for about 2 years, and a rather large live plant that I can't remember the name of.
Tank inhabitants: 1DG, 1 African Dwarf Frog (was 3 but over the last few weeks we've lost 2), 1 zebra danio, 1 leopard danio, 2 ottoclinius
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): the otto's were added just over 24 hours before the DG was found on the bottom of the tank
Exposure to chemicals: minimal
Digital photo (include if possible):
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Tank size: 10gal
pH:6.4
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 20
tank temp: 81F
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): We went on a day trip and all our fish were fine when we left. When we got back late last night, our DG, "Sparky", was laying on the bottom of the tank, and was gasping for breath. I searched for a bit to see if I could figure out what was going on but didn't find much. I used the net to try getting him to move around, and he was swimming head down, on his side, upside down, and just about any other crazy way you can think of. I eventually found that it might be a swim bladder problem, and that having him in more shallow water can help give him a chance to recover. Normally we would put him in the 5gal quarantine tank and drop the water level of that for him, but we got a new dwarf african frog that died in there from something just two days ago, and I haven't had a chance to get it cleaned out yet. Right now, he's in a cup similar to what a lot of Betta's come in, which I hate having to do because it's not much space at all, but at least he's able to keep himself upright and get air in it. I have tried twice now to put him back in his tank, and each time he's done alright for a few minutes, then starts struggling again before ending up back on the bottom of the tank.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: 10gal, about every week to week and a half
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: We have a bio-filter, and use water conditioner on our tap water. Other than that, we don't typically have anything in the tank. Due to some PH issues a few weeks ago, we have recently used PH+ in small amounts. The tank has some decorations and plastic plants that have been in use for about 2 years, and a rather large live plant that I can't remember the name of.
Tank inhabitants: 1DG, 1 African Dwarf Frog (was 3 but over the last few weeks we've lost 2), 1 zebra danio, 1 leopard danio, 2 ottoclinius
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): the otto's were added just over 24 hours before the DG was found on the bottom of the tank
Exposure to chemicals: minimal
Digital photo (include if possible):
