Hey, I have 6 fish and they all in a big tank. Now in the last month I see that 2 of the fish are always lying down, never swimming and they look so unwell. Is there anything I can do to help them. OR could they just be pregnant.
2007-07-31 17:54:37 · 6 answers · asked by Gemmie 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Give as some more info please
1. what kind of fish
2. tank size
3. how often do you clean your tank
4. what are your ammonia level
5. how long is the tank set up
6. how much do you feed them and how often
Will check back later if you added info
Feel free to email me
EB
2007-07-31 18:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what size tank? what species of fish? what are your readings for pH amonia nitrite and nitrate? whats the temp of the water? how often do you do water changes? we need more info just saying a big tank doesnt help many people have a misconseption of what a big tank is. post any info you can think of with specific detail and people here can better help you. some fish may stay in caves or thier favorite hiding spot when prtecting thier eggs. So you may have babies on the way. Since you said it has been a month and no deaths i feel that is a good possibility. if it has only been more recently that this has been going on it could be one of you levels is out most likely candidate would be high amonia levels. post more info on species and everything i stated above and ill check back to see if i can help. good luck and hope this helps.
2007-08-01 01:18:58 · answer #2 · answered by craig 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How often are you changing the water? Laying on the bottom, my first guess would be ammonia poisoning. If you're not changing at least 25% of the water at least once a week, I'd start doing that immediately and see if that helps. And, how big is that "big" tank?
2007-08-01 01:04:27 · answer #3 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We'll need to know what kind of fish you have and how large your "big" tank is.
Do you test your water? PH? Nitrites? Ammonia? just because things look okay doesn't mean they are.
What kind of food (and how often ) do you feed?
What do you mean by "unwell"? is it color? body swelling ? bumps or patches? we do want to help but need more info.
2007-08-01 01:07:39 · answer #4 · answered by john e 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fill us in, what kind of fish are in the tank?
2007-08-01 01:02:52 · answer #5 · answered by Palor 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well some fise need fish of the same species around them so git another fish of the same specie
2007-08-01 00:58:58 · answer #6 · answered by joshua c 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋