Cohen Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Hello today I noticed that my players are acting very weird, we’re at the surface and ground acting very skittish. But my bottom feeders are fine including corydoras and Otos! could this be an ammonia problem. I just added route tabs not too long ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Frist I would add an extra air stone just in case its low levels of desolved oxygen and then I would test your water to see if anything off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 8:02 PM, Colu said: Frist I would add an extra air stone just in case its low levels of desolved oxygen and then I would test your water to see if anything off Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosedub Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 If it’s a pair, livebearers will drop their fry on the ground. Check for babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 7:34 AM, Goosedub said: If it’s a pair, livebearers will drop their fry on the ground. Check for babies. I have checked. Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Can you post your water parameters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 10:44 AM, Patrick_G said: Can you post your water parameters? Yes, it’s neutral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 By "water parameters" we would like to see your ph, ammonia readings, nitrite readings, and nitrate readings. Do you have a test kit or test strips? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I am assuming you are referring to PH when you say "neutral". All water parameters (with specific values) would be extremely helpful, and can certainly serve to point towards a potential problem/issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 5:40 PM, laritheloud said: By "water parameters" we would like to see your ph, ammonia readings, nitrite readings, and nitrate readings. Do you have a test kit or test strips? Yup, the only parameters with a neutral is PH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 Yes sorry I thought you meant PH. I got my water tested and my water is fine. And is not causing the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Do you have any means to test the water yourself? Even a multi-test strip is a great investment, and pretty much necessary at times for fishkeeping. For example, A neutral PH (7.0) may not stay neutral very long, and can turn acidic rapidly if there is 0 KH (buffer). A PH crash can certainly stress fish, at the least, and cause problems. Specific values are really helpful in diagnosing problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Hi, Cohen, if you can pick up some cheap test strips or an API test kit, it'll really save you some trips and heartache in the future. A lot of health issues with fish can come down to stress and water parameters, which make fish susceptible to disease. It's hard to judge what else is going on without water values. Platy and other livebearers also tend to love harder water, so if your KH and GH are on the low side, they might be feeling a bit unhappy. But I wouldn't advise doing anything about that until we know your base values. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 7:36 AM, laritheloud said: Hi, Cohen, if you can pick up some cheap test strips or an API test kit, it'll really save you some trips and heartache in the future. A lot of health issues with fish can come down to stress and water parameters, which make fish susceptible to disease. It's hard to judge what else is going on without water values. Platy and other livebearers also tend to love harder water, so if your KH and GH are on the low side, they might be feeling a bit unhappy. But I wouldn't advise doing anything about that until we know your base values. Yes, I have used test strips and kits. I had ran out at the moment and had ordered a new test kit. But I do not have at the moment now I am waiting. I had my water test at a pet store and they said the water was not the issue and to give it a couple days. Now I have four platys that are acting completely fine along 2 otos and 2 corydoras in a 20 gallon tank. 2 platys out of 8 have died, and now 2 are acting weird and hanging out at the top of the surface. But the others are fine. What should I do now! If it’s a KH or GH problem how can I fix that? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 What I would do is a 50% water change add some crushed coral in a media bag to your filter that will help raise raise your KH something else could be going like a bacterial gill disease with symptoms your describing I would do a course of maracyn to cover all bases 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 11:20 AM, Colu said: What I would do is a 50% water change add some crushed coral in a media bag to your filter that will help raise raise your KH something else could be going like a bacterial gill disease with symptoms your describing I would do a course of maracyn to cover all bases Ok will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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