Freshwater question

[Polypnewbie]

Fish swimming at 45 degree angle, nose up, lethargic near top of water. I'm saddened and believe not much time is left. I think it's due to problems with ph. The levels are ok now. But it's been a trauma in that tank this week.

(Can't find freshwater site fast enough, I used to use this one for my old tank)

 

[Uncle99]

Lack of oxygen
Do a water change
Watch for ammonia

 

[West1]

Water change and add a powerhead to the surface of the tank so it creates little air bubbles

 

[nereefpat]

What kind of fish? I doubt it has anything to do with pH.

Oxygen, ammonia, disease is more likely.

 

[Polypnewbie]

My fish recovered. Then a few days ago began to seem like she was almost asleep, against one of the side walls of the tank. Then she’d see me looking at her and snap out of it and panic, darting everywhere. It’s 4 days later. Yesterday this began to happen. Now she cannot stop herself and it seems like she is just going to die. She is vertical, head up, in the top corner of the tank, moving herself to stay in place. I do keep changing the water. I don’t see anything written about this online. I hate to see her suffer. No way I can put her down without mentally getting myself sick. Is there a name for this? How long does she have till she passes?

 

[Crooked Reef]

What kind of fish is this and what size tank? Do you have an air stone running? A filter?

 

[Polypnewbie]

I know it’s a reef site my tank used to be saltwater...20 gallon, rosy red minnow, filter, one air stone, this morning I put two more in I had around for smaller tanks.

 

[Polypnewbie]

The tank conditions are within normal parameters. But only by using the type of ammoniakit that tests for free ammonia not total ammonia. Ph, nitrite, nitrate, are all normal too. I did a big change this morning. She can hold herself vertical now but still with her head at a bit of an angle upwards. When I was changing the water, she was diving down to the lower level of the tank. But when I was out of there, she resumed at the top. But again more at a 45 degree angle. So she improved with extra air pump stones and 60% water change. The water has been ok. It seems the more I look it up, it’s saying 1) either she’s not getting enough oxygen and all the tests are wrong, or 2) a buoyancy problem. I’ve tried peas in the past cause she looked bloated for a while but it passed. I put the half teaspoon per gallon of salt, water temperature 72. I wish this wasn’t happening.

 

[Crooked Reef]

How old is the fish?