!!!! FISH SEIZURES !!!!!! pLEASE HELp!

edikpok · #1 05-27-2009, 06:17 AM

as BorderJumper said - I woujld check my heater first....make sure it is not broken!

Otherwise, I know that my foxface goes CRAZY!!!! if I approach the aquarium with an orangy/yellow tshirt!!! he would behave just as you've described! So I leant not to get close to my tank if I wear yellow or orange colours! who would have thought that they see in colour?!?!?!?

I also don't think that your fishes' seizures are related to the deaths of your crabs.

I keep my pH at 8.2-8.3 when the lights are off....

fishytime · #2 05-27-2009, 12:33 PM

I would have to agree that a re-homing of the yellow tang, or an upgrade is probably the best thing for the fish.....What brand and how old are your test kits? It does kinda sound like you may have stray voltage "leaking" into the tank. Crappy Tire sells small volt-meters for about $15 that can test that for you.

Black Phantom · #3 05-27-2009, 02:56 PM

I'm on board with the tank size for sure. I tried to keep a very small Foxface in my 45 until he got big enough to go in my main tank. All he did was freak out (the mottled black look

) the whole time he was in there. After 3 days I was worried that I might lose him so I put him in the big tank.
After ten minutes he was swimming around like he owned the place. A 70 might not be big enough unless you could get one built that was long and narrow. And then you would have to start worrying about gas exchange with a smaller surface area.
Just my two cents

Ken · #4 05-27-2009, 07:31 PM

Hi, try installing a grounding probe for stray voltage. Voltage measuring in milliamps can cause stress among livestock. regards Ken

hillegom · #5 05-27-2009, 07:51 PM

What is your calcium reading? You said you dose with purple up every 3-4 days. How much?

Nexus13 · #6 05-28-2009, 12:01 AM

I'm not sure what my calcium levels are, I'll have to check when I get home.

The purple up bottle says one capful for every 50 gallons. no more than once per day.

I'm doing one capful every 3-4 days.

Could my pH be causing unecessary stress?

fkshiu · #7 05-28-2009, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Nexus13

I'm not sure what my calcium levels are, I'll have to check when I get home.

The purple up bottle says one capful for every 50 gallons. no more than once per day.

I'm doing one capful every 3-4 days.

Could my pH be causing unecessary stress?

No, the tank is causing the stress. It's too small for the tang so it goes nuts which in turn makes all the other fish go on edge.