Brown on my fish?
> Next time you need test supplies, get a Master Test Kit. The API kit can be > found for under $20.00 on Petsmart.com and the local stores will match the > online prices. Other online sites have it under $15.00.
I will definitely look into that. I just needed something that was right in front of me and it was there, ya know? I was having issues and kinda panicked and got what the guy at petsmart uses to test people’s water that they bring in.
> If you are going to be rescuing fish/tanks, you might want to keep > MelaFix and PimaFix on hand since it’s inexpensive in the bigger bottles and > lasts a long time.
I never intended on rescuing tanks…lol. I set up one my mom had in the garage. Then decided I wanted more fish and got a used one that someone was selling (and made a friend there). Then my mom turned that one into a plant terrarium…so when a lady posted that her ex roommate had left his fish behind and she didn’t want it, I thought “well, i’m loving this whole fish thing, why not get another?”. Now the one I got a couple days ago…the lady seemed really nice and she seemed like she knew how to take care of the fish…so I didn’t think it would be so much a rescue effort as just moving the tank to my house, ya know? Then we got it here and I realized how bad it was (along with the smell in the car)…and I’m in a bind. The most I plan to do from here is get a 10 gallon for the two guys that came in the tank I got a couple days ago to go in. This 5 gallon is too small. Plus I found out today the light doesn’t work at all. Getting a 10 gallon hopefully friday or this weekend…already have a line on a cheap used one.
So, I’m not sure if I mentioned this yet, but probably not…
My 20 gallon tank with platys, swordtails, mollies, a powder blue dwarf gourami, and a tiny algae eater…..my platys (which I think are all male) and my male swordtails are laying on the gravel in the bottom of my tank. They are right side up and alive, and if I tap on the glass or disturb them they move…but lay down again a minute later.
I may also have a pregnant swordtail (my one female).
What would make the fish lay on the gravel like that. They really look dead unless I watch very closely and see them move their side fins a tiny bit.
It is hot here today, and the tank is like at 76-78 degrees. I did the test strip and it says everything is finie other than hard water (which I always have).
My hexagon 10 gallon…none of my fish are laying on the bottom and seem fine.
If I accidentally threw my tank back into cycling, would that make them do that?
They also seem to have their fins tight to their body a lot of the time (the ones who lay on the bottom).
Thanks, anndrea
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