oreo Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Hi Everyone, I have a pair of kribensis in a community tank, and the male has started gulping and staying at the bottom of the tank, very occasionaly swims to the top. He has stopped eating and isnt moving around much as I don't think he is getting enough oxygen. I have had the water tested and it is all ok. The guy at the aquarium suggested that I added salts. i have done this, however there still appears to be no change, and all the other fish appear fine and look healthy. Do you have any suggestions as to what else I can do? :-? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suemack Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 How long has the tank been set up Oreo? A few more details would be really helpful. Other tankmates (very important as he may be being bullied) Size of tank Filtration Water details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 if theres not enough airation then lower your temp (no lower than about 25C) and chuck some more air stones in... How are the other fish in your tank doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oreo Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Thanks for the quick reply suemack and ryanjury! The tank has been set up for about 2 years and i swapped from a gravel filter to an underwater one about 2 months ago. The tank is 70L and we have 4 tiger barbs, 2 congo tetras and the two krib. I have never noticed any bullying in the tank - only when the kribs had fry, they were bullying the other fish. They had fry about 4-6 months ago however they lost them as it was their first lot. I don't have any water details. I took a sample to the aquarium to test, and they said it was good - no problems with pH, ammonia or nitrates. There is plenty of oxygen bubbling through, and all the other fish look pretty healty and arent displaying any symptoms. I hope I can save him, so suggestions would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissie Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 have you checked to see that they don't have fry again? The gulping may just be him holding babies in his mouth. I know it sounds obvious and you probably have checked this, but sometimes we forget the obvious things.... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Could be gill flukes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Check the gills for signs of redness. If it was lack of oxygen he would be at the surface gasping, not on the bottom gulping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oreo Posted July 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Unforunately he died over night I had already check his gills, and they didn't appear red, so I have no idea what went wrong. Hopefully it wont to any of my other fish. I am going to wait a couple of weeks to see how the rest of my fish go - do any of you think i should wait longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 If you don't wait what are you going to do instead - ? I lost a female krib a month or so back and she was exhibiting similar signs to your fish - while it could have been dropsy I have put it down to old age and the stress of spawning as she and her man had a new batch of young they were caring for. How many kribs do you have left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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