I can’t figure out how to add a pic or video on here so if anyone wants to see the video of him twirling email me liv1027@gmail.com and I will send the video
GSP twirling upside down, help
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Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
GSP twirling upside down, help
Hello, I have just gotten a pair of GSP just over a week ago. At first they were stressed looking (dark bellies, pale, and hiding) but within a day or 2 they had great coloring and began exploring the tank. When I got them not of them had nipped fins so I bought some Melafix to prevent infection and help their fins grow back, and it is working. First, one of my fish began to spend a lot of time hiding on the bottom and appeared to breathe heavily, but then will regain all coloring and swim around looking healthy. Now the other one, who still has great coloring and looks healthy will not eat and began to start “twirling” upside down when swimming. It looks like he can’t control himself and now is starting to bump into things. Also neither of my fish will eat for the past 2 days. The other day my water was getting cloudy, so I did a 25% water change and added a new filter pad, and added carbon to the filter. The cloudiness has gone away mostly, but the fish are still acting strange. Before the water change the ammonia had gone up to 1 ppm, but as of now the parameters are: ammonia: 0, nitrite:0, nitrate: 0, ph: 8.0, salinity: 1.007, and temp: 79 F. I have a 50 gallon tank. With 8 snails, although I discovered today that 2 of them died so I removed them, along with the others that have been inactive just Incase (I put them in a separate tank) I left the snails who were actively suctioned and I knew were alive. I had the tank running for almost 2 months before I added any live stock and I did a fishless cycle with ammonia. Please help, I do not know what to do as I have been trying so hard to keep the water and tank perfect for my new puffers and they seem to be having so many issues
I can’t figure out how to add a pic or video on here so if anyone wants to see the video of him twirling email me liv1027@gmail.com and I will send the video
I can’t figure out how to add a pic or video on here so if anyone wants to see the video of him twirling email me liv1027@gmail.com and I will send the video
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Pufferpunk
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Re: GSP twirling upside down, help
If you did the fishless cycle properly, then it's got to be the dead snails. How long did it take you to get the SG up to 1.007?
ANY amount of ammonia/nitrite is extermely toxic. Do a 90% water change & add Tetra Safestart to the filter.
ANY amount of ammonia/nitrite is extermely toxic. Do a 90% water change & add Tetra Safestart to the filter.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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SnakeyBren
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Re: GSP twirling upside down, help
If you do a 90% water change your going to start the cycle all over again and be back to square one in a week or less..
Do a 40% water change.
Clean all your filter thoroughly in the water you removed not tap water.
Ensure their is enough air flow and water flow.
Do a melafix dip for them in a separate container with an airstone and do not add melafix to your aquarium it is stinky, messy and oxygen absorbing!
Maybe add some bio balls to your filtration system and all the surface for good bacteria will help stabilise nitrification!
Also ensure that their are no areas where waste is collecting!
And don't rule out the possibility of swim bladder disorder!
Do a 40% water change.
Clean all your filter thoroughly in the water you removed not tap water.
Ensure their is enough air flow and water flow.
Do a melafix dip for them in a separate container with an airstone and do not add melafix to your aquarium it is stinky, messy and oxygen absorbing!
Maybe add some bio balls to your filtration system and all the surface for good bacteria will help stabilise nitrification!
Also ensure that their are no areas where waste is collecting!
And don't rule out the possibility of swim bladder disorder!
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Pufferpunk
- Queen Admin
- Posts: 32773
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 11:06 am
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
- Location: Chicago
- Contact:
Re: GSP twirling upside down, help
You are absolutely INCORRECT!!!
NONE of your nitrifying bacteria is in the water column. It is all in the filter material & on surfaces of the tank, including substrate.
The most important thing is to make that water as least toxic as possible. The cycle is already crashed. Water changes, water changes, water changes, at least until Safestart is added to the filter. Then give it 48 hours to establish--unless the water remains toxic.
NONE of your nitrifying bacteria is in the water column. It is all in the filter material & on surfaces of the tank, including substrate.
The most important thing is to make that water as least toxic as possible. The cycle is already crashed. Water changes, water changes, water changes, at least until Safestart is added to the filter. Then give it 48 hours to establish--unless the water remains toxic.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"