Bully Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) One of my frontosa looks a little sick hanging at the top of tank, looks like his belly is full just the bottom end doesn't really looks like 'bloat' as had that before in fish ages ago... He's the biggest fish in the tank about a year old, don't over feed them..They only eat cichlid gold pellets..Water is showing normal signs.. 30% water change and cleaned my fx5 the other day.. Breathing heavy at top of tank There is plenty of air & water movement.. Pls any help would be great... Ph 8.. Nitrite No2- 0 ppm.. Ammonia NH3/NH4+ 0 ppm (maybe a little pale green 0.25 but only a very little).. Nitrate NO3- 0 ppm Cheers Steven Edited June 17, 2013 by Bully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETFISH Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 are his eye's cloudy or swollen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 No not really mate eyes look ok/normal... -At this stage.. Should I maybe isolate and Epsom salt him or malafix?? Or to early for that??.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETFISH Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 bit hard to say without seeing the fish but the breathing heavy is usually a sign of bacterial disease if you dont have ammonia and there is plenty of airation ,i would suggest you do a 30% w/c and a coarse of melafix or pimafix ,or something a bit stronger like trisulphur or aquacyline maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Sounds like he has been defeated as the top dog in the tank. Any way to seperate him? If not a floating pipe style ornament should give him a bit of cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Thanks for the advice guys, no real change in him over night I'm bout to leave for a 11hr day at work so fingers crossed. Will see how he is tonight might have to set up a hospital tank for him.. Donny he does look a bit shabby so u might be on the money he is the biggest in the tank by far..... But--- -does size matter or as they say!!!! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantg Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hopefully it's good news when you get home! Sounds like a hospital tank is in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 So I was planning on setting up a hospital tank and treating only the sick fish for bloat as it look like the problem, my question is should I be treating the main tank and all the fish or only sick fish.... Is bloat contagious??.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
