FISH DYING - PLEASE HELP

[Lsracegirl]

This morning I went to feed my fish (dwarf gourami) and he looked like he was stuck behind one of his houses. I thought he was dead, but he wasn’t. He is now at the bottom of the tank, breathing heavily, and swimming in a very disoriented manner. At first I thought he was in shock from getting stuck, so I put stress coat in the water, added an extra oxygen stone, and turned the water temp up slightly. He has NOT gotten better and it’s been 6.5 hours since I first discovered him this way. Now I’m wondering- is he really in shock? Is he actually sick? Is there something wrong with the water? I did add some new (treated) water 4 days ago, but neither he nor the other fish in the tank had any adverse reactions at the time. I don’t want to move him to another treated tank if he is in shock b/c that might put him further into shock. PLEASE HELP! I don’t want him to die

 

[mbsqw1d]

This morning I went to feed my fish (dwarf gourami) and he looked like he was stuck behind one of his houses. I thought he was dead, but he wasn’t. He is now at the bottom of the tank, breathing heavily, and swimming in a very disoriented manner. At first I thought he was in shock from getting stuck, so I put stress coat in the water, added an extra oxygen stone, and turned the water temp up slightly. He has NOT gotten better and it’s been 6.5 hours since I first discovered him this way. Now I’m wondering- is he really in shock? Is he actually sick? Is there something wrong with the water? I did add some new (treated) water 4 days ago, but neither he nor the other fish in the tank had any adverse reactions at the time. I don’t want to move him to another treated tank if he is in shock b/c that might put him further into shock. PLEASE HELP! I don’t want him to die

hi - could you provide a pic and even better link us a video of him (most upload to youtube).

do you have a test kit to share your water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate)?

raising temp is usually done to treat something like ich and so i would lower the temp as this could cause further stress.

did you free him from being trapped?

 

[Retired Viking]

Many times a fish is sick due to water conditions, I would suggest doing a 50% water change and see if that helps. I would also test your water as @mbsqw1d advised.

 

[Lsracegirl]

Yes- I will send a video and the test results when I get home (my cat actually just had an emergency so I’m dealing with that). Thank you for your advice.

 

[Lsracegirl]

And yes, I freed him this morning (like 8ish hours ago).

 

[Retired Viking]

I hope your cat is going to be alright.

 

[Lsracegirl]

The fish is getting slightly better. The only thing I’ve done is put a little aquarium salt in and added stress coat. I got more advanced water test and it looks like the PH and ammonia are actually a little high. I’m going to replace some of the water - maybe 50%?

 

[JuiceBox52]

The fish is getting slightly better. The only thing I’ve done is put a little aquarium salt in and added stress coat. I got more advanced water test and it looks like the PH and ammonia are actually a little high. I’m going to replace some of the water - maybe 50%?

I would do 75%