Another Q - Rapid Breathing
Another Q - Rapid Breathing
theres a zebra up against the side of the tank and it seems to be breath very quickly....his gills are almost a blur.
right, so i have changed 10% of the water, aggitated the sand and added a long airstone, hopefully this should help.
my substrate is made up of 2-3cm of gravel with sand on top about 3cm. how often do you think i should aggitate the sand so not to get gas pockets?
looking at my older. bigger male he doesnt seem to be breathing so rapidly but my younger, smaller ones are.
my substrate is made up of 2-3cm of gravel with sand on top about 3cm. how often do you think i should aggitate the sand so not to get gas pockets?
looking at my older. bigger male he doesnt seem to be breathing so rapidly but my younger, smaller ones are.
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re substrate i do mine once or twice a week and have no probs
has the zeb got plenty places to hide etc also? maybe they have been scared off by the male?
put the tank light out also to try and calm it
has the zeb got plenty places to hide etc also? maybe they have been scared off by the male?
put the tank light out also to try and calm it
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Ammonia and Nitrite without Nitrate means an uncycled aquarium......do something about it and do it quick as zebras do not like bad water conditions...minigod wrote:ph - 6.8
ammonia - 0.25
nitrite - 0.25
nitrate - 0
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Definitely agree there. Your nitrites would be 0 in an established aquarium. 0 nitrates means the biological filtration isn't working. If you have a second tank, swap filter media into the zebra tank after a 50% water change. DO NOT FEED THEM! Right now their worst enemy will be more waste in the water. If you have access to biospira, that would also work. This is definitely an emergency!
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I'll give my 2 cents here too, even though the problem is already identified. Zebras handle Nitrites and ammonia very poorly. Any ammount of Nitrites will soon give the fish a Baryancistrus looking tail, it's eating away their fins at the smallest amount, and you could easily loose the fish with water conditions like you have now.
A fully cycled tank is a must for the Zebra, they should never be in a tank during the cycling process.
A fully cycled tank is a must for the Zebra, they should never be in a tank during the cycling process.