fishie4me Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 hey guys, i need some help. i got a four footer ith some mixed fish in there and i just saw them breathing very heavily, havent had a chance to check the water chemical yet as i just realised this about 5 minutes ago. the fish in the tank are frontosa, black calvus, fucifer sumbu, fireblue, eureka red, lionhead, e yellows red empress it is over crowded as there aint many of one type. they are ALL breathing very heavily (fast). any help would be appreciated. thx in advance and cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 First off cheack if your filters are working properly. Are all your airlines free from blockage/kinks? My guess is, if it happened as suddenly as you say, something switched off. A good short term plan would be a water change. Splash the water in good! too so you create some movement in there and aerate it some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted January 21, 2004 Author Share Posted January 21, 2004 hey ducksta, yeh mate i found the problem, tx for the advise lol... really appreciate it mate, some one has been messing around with my heater as i just checked it was on ful max and usually, it is only on 26 degrees. so i guess that is the problem, and now that i have re-ajust the heater and done a water change, the fish is getting better well to my eye anyways ehehheeh i'll keep you guys inform if anything else happens but lets just keep my fingers crossed and hope it was just the temperature abit high. thx again and i'll keep you guys with up to date news... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 High temp's reduce the oxygen content in the water so its a good theory to me. I dont know how cool your house gets, but in the current temps you could have your heater at 22, and it will only switch into action on really cold nights. My heaters are all off, have been for a couple of months now. Glad they imrpoved quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted January 21, 2004 Author Share Posted January 21, 2004 ohhh i c.. nah my house is kept at a straight 23 degrees at all times. so i reakon 25-26 is good, as it has een in those conditions for the last 4-5 months since i set up that tank. but yeh as i said thx for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barca888 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Now all you have to do is work out why your heater was maxed out....someone may be trying to assassinate your fishies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissky Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 dont rule out fishy suicide ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 you will find that as the temp goes over 29 degrees the fishes metabolism speeds up, therefore their demand for oxygen increases. Tangys are more pron to dropping off & it is a problem up here in summer, some people up here have had serious problems so the oxygen contant must be near saturation.(a tip for those up this way;oh & good circulation) Frenchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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