Misterpotato Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Question my guppy is swimming on top like this for several hours since I introduced him into the tank. my tank parameters are fine could it be the oxygen? i have around 50 liters around 12 gallons and my HOB filter is a Fluval C3 it shows the capacity is 190L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 most hobs give enough surface agitation so oxygen shouldn't be an issue. maybe he just likes it there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanisag Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 You say you just introduced him to the tank, where did he come from? New to you? Maybe where he came from had very different parameters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterpotato Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 (edited) i got him from a local fish store that just so happens its 4 hours away from my house (really like this guy's color). Hmm not too sure about their parameters Edited April 4 by Misterpotato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 4/4/2024 at 11:02 AM, Misterpotato said: i got him from a local fish store that just so happens its 3 hours away from my house. Hmm not too sure about their parameters Is it one of the chain pet stores, or a locally owned individual store? I'm asking because I've struggled keeping commercially raised guppies alive longer than a few weeks, and I've seen numerous reports on this and other forums of other people with similar experience. Hopefully this one will be okay, but I always encourage people to buy guppies from hobby breeders, or from locally owned stores that buy from hobby breeders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterpotato Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Nopes its like some boutique fancy aquascape store and its cost a pretty penny... like 8usd for 1...... so I pray to god it doesn't die 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) Three hours drive please tell me you got more than just that one guppy. I thought driving an hour for fish was going to be bad. I am almost leaning towards mail order because of travel costs versus shipping may be about the same. Edited April 4 by johnnyxxl Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonkley Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Some guppies just like hanging at the surface. Playing in currents. Chasing bubbles. Also it may just need to adjust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Is the aquarium cycled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterpotato Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 (edited) yes its cycled and im using seachem stability rn now hes on the sustrate hiding is it normal Edited April 5 by Misterpotato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 What are your parameters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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