![]() there are a few things that need to be addressed first.ġ. I'm not going to suggest you medicate just yet. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? If so, what treatments did you use? State your reasons for planning ahead of proper diagnosis.Īny advise would be much appreciated. I looked at it with a magnifying glass, but cannot see what it is.ġ5. I also noticed that there's some kind of a dark spot on the left side of the fish, but cannot make out what it is. When she takes a break I noticed that the tail also drops a little bit, but I'm not sure if this is normal as she stops moving the tail. So after feeding I put her in her own hospital tank so she won't get disturbed by the other fish. She seems to be also more isolating herself from the others and did not eat when I fed them 45 minutes ago. She takes some a little lazy swimming moves and then takes a break and that's when her body tilts slightly sideways to the right. She is not as active as usual and as other danios in the tank. In the morning about 12 hours ago I didn't notice anything yet and I'm quite sure she came for breakfast normally, but I started to notice something an hour or two ago. I just noticed that one of the fish is not swimming quite normally. What unusual signs have you observed in your fish? We also put a slice of zucchini or cucumber for the otos once a day.ġ4. Twice a week breakfast is replaced with frozen blood worm. They get flakes, granule foods and dried worm and other bugs mix and we have three different types of pellets for the bottom feeders. ![]() What foods do you provide your fish? What is the feeding schedule? The filter is cleaned in the tank water every time.ġ3. Our normal water change is about 30% once a week with a gravel hoover at the same time. I just changed about 20% water change in both tanks as I moved the sick fish in a separate tank. ![]() When did you perform your last water change and how much water was changed? How often do you change your water? Do you vacuum the substrate? Automated lighting in the tank is on from 11.30am to 9.30pm.ġ2. ![]() Usually we keep the curtain so that the tank doesn't get sunlight. The tank rarely gets natural sunlight, but if we get some sunlight, it's in the morning. Does your aquarium receive natural sunlight at any given part of the day? What is your lighting schedule (assuming you do not rely on sunlight for our viewing pleasure)? Any other equipment used (aside from heater and filter which are two very important components of the tank)?ġ1. 550 L per hour (=145 US Gallons per hour).ġ0. We clean the pads in tank water during water change once a week. What filter are you using? State brand, maintenance routine and power capacity. Three have have been there 1.5 years and one was put there about 3 months ago.ĩ. What temperature is the tank water currently?Ĩ. We put new fish straight in the main tank.ħ. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)? What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them? 5 Danios (one male about 6 months, about 3cm (= 1.2 inches) + tail 3 females about 2 months, about 3cm (= 1.2") + tail and 1 female about 4 months 4 corydoras (two females almost 2 years and about 3.5 cm (= 1.4") + tail and 2 females about 5 months one about 3.5 cm (= 1.4") + tail) and the other one about 6 cm (= 2.4") and two Oto Cincluses (male and female about 14 months, male is about 2.5 cm (= 1") and female 3.5 cm (= 1.4")) - Those times are how long we've had them.Ħ. The aquarium has been set up for around 2 years.ĥ. Is your aquarium set up freshwater or brackish water?Ĥ. These are the params for the main and the hospital tank (same water).ģ. Water parameters and brand of test kit used: I just noticed that one of my female danios is not swimming quite normally, but tilts to the right.Ģ.
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