Guppy Spitting Bubbles On Top

[Marlintheshark]

i have 3 male guppies, 1 neon tetra, 5 black neon tetras and 1 silver shark
Today i found one of my guppies at the surface spitting or vomiting bubbles onto the surface of the water
I recall reading online somewhere that guppies lay eggs like this but i have on females...

PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[fluttermoth]

First of all, guppies aren't bubble nesters; the females give birth to live fry; no eggs at all. You might be thinking of gouramis, perhaps?
 
How big is your tank, how long has it been set up and is it cycled? Have you tested the water at all (and if so, can you post the numbers)?
 
Have you made any changes to the tank at all; any new fish, plants, cleaned or changed the filter?

 

[TallTree01]

What are the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels?
Did you cycle the tank?

Unless the tank is a 100 gallon I can bet that the silver shark will end up too big for his tank.

 

[the_lock_man]

I can bet that the silver shark will end up too big for his tank.

 
Rather harsh, TallTree. Unless this is a friend of yours?

 

[TallTree01]

Well, I've got pretty good odds. I don't notice the location til you pointed it out TLM. another Aussie!

There that's better!

 

[Marlintheshark]

i am very new to the fishy world
I cycled the tank for 3 weeks before i got the fish
Everything was perfect according to the tests at the shop so yea
I havent had them checked since cuz i foot have the things for it

 

[fluttermoth]

Ok, your problem is almost certainly either ammonia or nitrite poisoning.
 
Unless you were adding a source of ammonia to the tank during that three week period, there won't have been any food for the bacteria you need to grow in your filter. Of course the water was alright when your fish shop tested it, because it was just tap water!
 
Once you added fish, which produce ammonia all the time, that would have started building up in the water and poisoning them.
 
These toxins attach to particles in the fish's blood and gills and prevent them taking up oxygen from the water; that's why they're gasping at the surface.
 
You need to do a very big water change, ASAP. Try and change at least 95% of the water right now; leave just enough water for the fish to swim upright (don't forget to switch your heater/filter off first!) before refiling with warmed, dechlorinated water. Then do 50 or 60% every day until you can afford some test kits of your own. If you do get the shop to test the water for you again, get them to write down the actual numbers for you.
 
As TallTree has suggested, your tank (unless it's a five or six footer) is unlikely to be suitable for the silver shark. How big is your tank?

 

[Marlintheshark]

 

Ok, your problem is almost certainly either ammonia or nitrite poisoning.
 
Unless you were adding a source of ammonia to the tank during that three week period, there won't have been any food for the bacteria you need to grow in your filter. Of course the water was alright when your fish shop tested it, because it was just tap water!
 
Once you added fish, which produce ammonia all the time, that would have started building up in the water and poisoning them.
 
These toxins attach to particles in the fish's blood and gills and prevent them taking up oxygen from the water; that's why they're gasping at the surface.
 
You need to do a very big water change, ASAP. Try and change at least 95% of the water right now; leave just enough water for the fish to swim upright (don't forget to switch your heater/filter off first!) before refiling with warmed, dechlorinated water. Then do 50 or 60% every day until you can afford some test kits of your own. If you do get the shop to test the water for you again, get them to write down the actual numbers for you.
 
As TallTree has suggested, your tank (unless it's a five or six footer) is unlikely to be suitable for the silver shark. How big is your tank?

 

When i first got my water tested it wasnt tap water it had been dechlorinted etc
It is only the one fish and after watching it i think it eating the bubbles
The people at the shop tested my water and said it was perfect again

And sorry to say this but the way u just said that was really rude

 

[TallTree01]

 

Ok, your problem is almost certainly either ammonia or nitrite poisoning.
 
Unless you were adding a source of ammonia to the tank during that three week period, there won't have been any food for the bacteria you need to grow in your filter. Of course the water was alright when your fish shop tested it, because it was just tap water!
 
Once you added fish, which produce ammonia all the time, that would have started building up in the water and poisoning them.
 
These toxins attach to particles in the fish's blood and gills and prevent them taking up oxygen from the water; that's why they're gasping at the surface.
 
You need to do a very big water change, ASAP. Try and change at least 95% of the water right now; leave just enough water for the fish to swim upright (don't forget to switch your heater/filter off first!) before refiling with warmed, dechlorinated water. Then do 50 or 60% every day until you can afford some test kits of your own. If you do get the shop to test the water for you again, get them to write down the actual numbers for you.
 
As TallTree has suggested, your tank (unless it's a five or six footer) is unlikely to be suitable for the silver shark. How big is your tank?

 
When i first got my water tested it wasnt tap water it had been dechlorinted etc
It is only the one fish and after watching it i think it eating the bubbles
The people at the shop tested my water and said it was perfect again
And sorry to say this but the way u just said that was really rude

Rude? She put that very gently compared to what most ( I ) would have said. Not only that, she's right in every aspect of her post.