ok, i got a pair of blood parrot fish 3 days ago, and they were doing fine the first day we got them, and i noticed that one of them was breathing heavier than the other, and idk whats wrong! the water temp is fine, the water is new, and the aquarium is fairly new, but whats wrong? will they be fine? they come up to the top to eat a little bit, and they share the tank with 3 cory cats, and all of the fish get along fine! so whats wrong?
2007-07-22 13:46:39 · 7 answers · asked by trl. 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
their IS a filter, duh!!!
2007-07-22 13:52:34 · update #1
1st thing i would look at is the size of your tank each fish should have a 10gallon area so your looking at a 50 gallon tank for them to swim with being crowded which will cause them to stresssss ... do you have this?? or close would be okay
also the shock of moving to a new tank can really stress a fish especially with other tank mates and if most are males and he is also most will become stressed
stressing a fish is deadly so i suggest you look at these things and watch the fish carefully .. if still acts the same way i would reccommend going back to the place you brought it at and asking for information most likely they will know what the fish needs or is unhappy about
good luck .. hope this helped
also .. you need to do regualr water changes like chaning a gloolon of water with new water every other day to keep it clean, and run a good filter (which also will need to be cleaned often) .. another good pointer would be to test you water with a tank testing kit you can buy at many stores like wal-mart or the pet store that will test the water and make sure its up to par for the fish .. if not the fish will alllll slowly die
2007-07-22 13:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by i LOVE my BOYTOY! 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Since the tank is fairly new, I suspect the answer is ammonia build up. If you have a test kit, test that. If not have a pet store test it. If you can't get it tested within the next 12 hours, assume it's ammonia that's causing the problem and change 50% o the water in the tank. If it's ammonia, that will help a lot and if it's not ammonia, it still will not hurt anything.
Here's a link to a page that will explain what goes on in a new tank and how to deal with it so that your fish don't die. Take a few minutes to read through the first 4 pages (they're short) and if you have any questions about what you read feel free to email me
http://www.firsttankguide.net/
MM
2007-07-22 20:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 9⤊ 2⤋
I think there are too many fish in the tank. How big is the tank. Since there are too many fish together the water has probably become full of ammonia (from their waste). They are slowly going to die. Do you have a filter running? Maybe you'd like to think about getting the water tested at a pet store.
2007-07-22 20:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by Jill S 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The new water is what's wrong. You have not allowed your tank to cycle first. Here is a link so that I don't have to write you a book on the subject:
http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php
2007-07-22 20:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by Ash 4 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Your fish may have a parasite. Gill mites and gill flukes can cause the fish's gills to pump fast(breath heavy). Look these parasites up on the net to see what to look for before you treat them.
2007-07-22 20:55:00 · answer #5 · answered by tinkerbell 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
How big is the tank? Sounds like they are in a tank that is too small.
2007-07-22 21:38:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i got fish about 2 years ago and they died 2 days after.
and employee at the store i got them from informed me that it might have been the change from their aqarium to mine.
they went into shock =[
2007-07-22 20:55:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋