green tiger barb is dying.....

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tinylittledice

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Oct 22, 2002
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( i stupidly cracked my 10 gallon fish tank with 10 fish in... so i moved them to a 15gallon tank in a rush... i m pretty sure it stressed the fish... n i since it happened soo suddenly.. i didn't cycle my tank... the water is %!$#^ ing cloudy... n my fish used to be very happy in the tank, swimmin around... but now.. they all hide in corners... n one of my green tiger barbs even losing its balance when it is not swimming.. ( dang.. but it can swim wiz balance) is he playing or sick or stress...????????????????????????// should i add in some stress coat...mexfalt. or wutever things like that?!?!?!?!?  :'(
 

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tinylittledice

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:'( :'( my chinese golden algae eating is dying now.... it is lying on the rock helplessly.... :'( :'( i tested my water.. the hardness is ok, the ph is ok.. the temp is ok
but the water is cloudy...
my green tiger barb is tryin to lie down too............................ HELP...... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
 

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keprydak

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Oct 22, 2002
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i've had that happen before too. once tigers are set in an established tank, or a new sort of tank, and they make it their home... they don't like anyting to be changed, at all. so the next thing you ought to do, is some water changes, to keep the levels down... i've only had one barb ever recover from that wierd swim bladder disfunctional thing, and he lived for a while, but the second time through he didn't make it. you just gotta be patient. add air to the water, and feed them to keep the barb swimming... when he lies down in the base of the gravel... its the end. i hope he gets better!
 

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tinylittledice

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Oct 22, 2002
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:eek:dang! my tigers r tough!!! they r still alive but no longer my platyz and tetra... all died...  :'( :'( :'(  the water is still cloudy and it is weird weird that my filter is making manymany bubbles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wut happened?!
 

Matt Nace

Matt Nace

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Oct 22, 2002
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You obviously have an ammonia problem.

You need an ammonia and nitIte test kit, and do a 50% water change right now.Monitor these levels, doing water changes as needed, when it approches too high of levels.

The clouding is free floating bacteria.

Did you keep all your filter stuff and gravel, with out washing it?
It will help if you did.
 

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