Help please!!!

naesco · #1 06-06-2010, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by anaitari

could it be a swim bladder problem?

Not likely as the problem you are having occurred immediately when you placed the fish in the water.
You need to get a proper test kit. Don't add any fish until a month after your tank cycles and one fish at a time per month.

Your rushing things will cause you lots of problems. Please be patient.

naesco · #2 06-06-2010, 03:30 AM

Just noticed you have more fish in the tank? What do you have and when did you add them?

anaitari · #3 06-06-2010, 03:45 AM

I have 2 clowns a bangaii cardinal and a sailfin tang all juveniles and very small all as healthy and happy as can be. I didn't think adding a fish the size of a quarter would add much to the bioload

naesco · #4 06-06-2010, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by anaitari

I have 2 clowns a bangaii cardinal and a sailfin tang all juveniles and very small all as healthy and happy as can be. I didn't think adding a fish the size of a quarter would add much to the bioload

What is the the tang doing now?
I do not think it is an ammonia problem otherwise you other fish would show problems.

naesco · #5 06-06-2010, 03:55 AM

It has to be the transfer or just the shock.
Shut off all the lights on the tank and in the room. Stay away from your tank. It is OK to watch from a distance. Leave the lights in the tank off for a day and observe the fish from a distance. Approach the tank only to feed.

lockrookie · #6 06-06-2010, 03:59 AM

and dont cut the green wire it will blow everything..

sorry it just sounded like something was going to blow

i hope it relaxes i had one that did the same thing it was stress regretfully no matter what i did the caribean blue tang didnt make it

do as he says lights off and leave it be i was so freaked and kept watching checking turning lights on and off flashlight. i now know i made it worse.

anaitari · #7 06-06-2010, 04:01 AM

well the lights are off in the tank and the room and the power head is near the water line as suggested. Do I turn on the lights to feed? maybe just the actinics?

anaitari · #8 06-06-2010, 03:55 AM

Swimming downwards in one of the branched rocks....constantly swimming and facing down.

anaitari · #9 06-06-2010, 03:55 AM

ok I'll try it the lights are off now