phishphood
Fish Fanatic
I know this is double posting, and I'm sorry, but my babies need help.
When they were first born, I had 9 healthy guppy fry. 1 of them accidentally got squashed when I was cleaning the tank (I feel so guilty, poor little guy ). However last week, one of the others took on a bent appearance, it look like it has been bent in the middle so now its tail sticks up in the air. It appears to be straightening out a bit now, but it hasn't changed in a couple of days. Now another one has the same problem but it has stayed bent. They are both swimming and eating fine and interact with the other babies. What is wrong with them?? I can't face disposing of them humanely, (or any other way). Will they be ok if I leave them like this or is there anything I can do for them. They also appear to have ich, although there aren't many spots yet, so I have now treated the tank with Interpet Anti-Whitespot.
Please help me to help my poor babies
They are about 3 weeks, they are from 3 separate batches all born within a few days of each other. I changed the water yesterday. I tested the water last week, all was fine apart from the nitrates which were just about as high as they can get. I changed the water and added a live plant to try and get the nitrates down. I am due to do another test, but I haven't had time yet this week. I'll do it when I get home from school tonight.
I feed them on crushed flake food 3 times a day, and occasionally give them small amounts of tetra fresh delica bloodworm which they love.
It is a Sicce Moby Dick tank, so the filtration system is in the lid, its just a water pump with a big blue sponge, a small white sponge and a small wheel thing with sponges in it.
My water test results:
Nitrate= 100 mg/l still!! how can I get this down?
Nitrite= 0 mg/l
PH= 8.5 mg/l can I get this down too?
Ammonia= <0.3mg/l
I don't know what 2 do, now they're all hanging at the top doing nothing. I have and air curtain in their so its not lack of oxygen. Another of them has started going black, its only tiny tho, about 5mm long, none of the others have any colour yet.
HELP!!!!!
When they were first born, I had 9 healthy guppy fry. 1 of them accidentally got squashed when I was cleaning the tank (I feel so guilty, poor little guy ). However last week, one of the others took on a bent appearance, it look like it has been bent in the middle so now its tail sticks up in the air. It appears to be straightening out a bit now, but it hasn't changed in a couple of days. Now another one has the same problem but it has stayed bent. They are both swimming and eating fine and interact with the other babies. What is wrong with them?? I can't face disposing of them humanely, (or any other way). Will they be ok if I leave them like this or is there anything I can do for them. They also appear to have ich, although there aren't many spots yet, so I have now treated the tank with Interpet Anti-Whitespot.
Please help me to help my poor babies
They are about 3 weeks, they are from 3 separate batches all born within a few days of each other. I changed the water yesterday. I tested the water last week, all was fine apart from the nitrates which were just about as high as they can get. I changed the water and added a live plant to try and get the nitrates down. I am due to do another test, but I haven't had time yet this week. I'll do it when I get home from school tonight.
I feed them on crushed flake food 3 times a day, and occasionally give them small amounts of tetra fresh delica bloodworm which they love.
It is a Sicce Moby Dick tank, so the filtration system is in the lid, its just a water pump with a big blue sponge, a small white sponge and a small wheel thing with sponges in it.
My water test results:
Nitrate= 100 mg/l still!! how can I get this down?
Nitrite= 0 mg/l
PH= 8.5 mg/l can I get this down too?
Ammonia= <0.3mg/l
I don't know what 2 do, now they're all hanging at the top doing nothing. I have and air curtain in their so its not lack of oxygen. Another of them has started going black, its only tiny tho, about 5mm long, none of the others have any colour yet.
HELP!!!!!
