Westeros_Coast
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Today I lost one of my pictus catfish and I have no clue why. It started only this morning not being able to control its body, floating on its back and sides bouncing into the sides and driftwood. about 2 hours later, it had died. Now my other pictus catfish is doing the exact same thing. It's just floating upwards not controlling its body, excessively gulping and getting pushed around by the current.
I've had these catfish for about a month, and they've seemed perfectly fine and healthy. Two days ago, I added 2 dwarf gourami. Yesterday, i added a new piece of driftwood and rearranged the tank a bit. I also just started adding flourish excel, but I doubt this is the culprit. These are the only things I've done recently. I figured the first one died from swim bladder disease, but now its happening to the other one hours later.
I can't see anything wrong with the other fish. My second thought is maybe the new gourami have white spot, but I don't see anything visibly wrong with them. Should I treat for white spot just in case?
My tank is 37g.
Current stock is:
4x Longfin Zebra Danio
1x Bamboo Shrimp
2x Dwarf Gourami
1x Pictus Catfish
I tested the water parameters and seems fine.
pH: 6.4
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm
When I added the new driftwood, I had done a 60% water change. Today, when I found the first catfish dead, I did a 75% water change.
Any help is greatly appreciated! I really don't want my other catfish to die too
I've had these catfish for about a month, and they've seemed perfectly fine and healthy. Two days ago, I added 2 dwarf gourami. Yesterday, i added a new piece of driftwood and rearranged the tank a bit. I also just started adding flourish excel, but I doubt this is the culprit. These are the only things I've done recently. I figured the first one died from swim bladder disease, but now its happening to the other one hours later.
I can't see anything wrong with the other fish. My second thought is maybe the new gourami have white spot, but I don't see anything visibly wrong with them. Should I treat for white spot just in case?
My tank is 37g.
Current stock is:
4x Longfin Zebra Danio
1x Bamboo Shrimp
2x Dwarf Gourami
1x Pictus Catfish
I tested the water parameters and seems fine.
pH: 6.4
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm
When I added the new driftwood, I had done a 60% water change. Today, when I found the first catfish dead, I did a 75% water change.
Any help is greatly appreciated! I really don't want my other catfish to die too