i put my fish (2 cockatoo cichlids 2 ram cichlids 2 clown loaches 1 skunk botia 2bala sharks) in a 5 galon tank for5 now because im fixing my 10 and 50 gallon.the 1 ram died the 2nd day and the cockatoo female isn't doing to well.they are breathing very rapitly and laying in one plays till i give them food.the water was 26 degrees c i put it up to 29 and they are doing much beter
2007-07-17 06:51:47 · 5 answers · asked by bobby 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
they are still small and the only fish u c r the balas and the 1 ram the rest are hiding in the caves and between the rocks
2007-07-17 07:19:28 · update #1
all the water comes from the bigger tank they have an air pump
2007-07-17 08:06:14 · update #2
the loaches and the sharks r fine its the cichlids that r doing bad
2007-07-17 22:10:51 · update #3
Your problem is most likely a buildup of ammonia if this tank didn't have all (or any) fish in it before. Moving the water wouldn't matter - it's the gravel and filter media where the bacteria that converts the ammonia and nitrite to nitrate. When you added the fish, at thet very least you increased the amount of ammonia above what the bacteria in that tank had been handling previously, and if you didn't have fish in it before and didn't cycle it, then there are no bacteria to convert the wastes to a product that isn't toxic to the fish.
Try doing an ammonia test to check the level, but if you aren't able to do this, try doing a 25% water change on the tank.
2007-07-17 20:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try adding an airstone/bubbler to add more air to the water... and keep the fish in the little tank **only as long as you absolutely have to**. It's much too small for all of them! And in the future, if you ever have to do a repair again, fill the small tank with water taken directly from the original (bigger) tank. That way your fish are already used to it!
2007-07-17 14:32:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bala sharks by themselves will need a 100 gallon tank as they get a foot long and are very active the loaches aren't in big enough numbers to be really active and the clowns should get in the 100 with the balas they get big too but grow slow.
it sounds like they are just cramped and stressed.
2007-07-17 17:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can fit in there??? They r suffering get those fish out of there so they can BREATHE!!!!
2007-07-17 14:12:52 · answer #4 · answered by ayeitsdani! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get them out they dont have enough air
2007-07-17 13:55:14 · answer #5 · answered by skaggs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋