HELP PLEASE...MY FEMALE JUMPED!!!

[Sean]

Thanks for taking the time to look.

Last night when I came home my female was laying on the floor. I threw her back in and she began breathing again. This morning she is still breathing but curled up and not swimming.

I will say that she has been very jumpy for the last two days. She has been easily scared.

Please give me any advice possible.

Sean.

[mustysushi]

Trying to copy the carpetfish???? Lid that tank!!!

[Sean]

Can you believe this. She looks really bad. I hope there is something that can be done.

[Ardan]

Hi Sean,
First I would just help with the stress by adding 2 tblsp noniodized salt / 10 gal water.

Keep temp mid 80F

2nd , try to figure out why she has been jumpy.

do you do water changes daily 20 to 50% with "dechlorinated, no chloramine water?

Is the temp mid 80F?

Have you tested ammonia, nitrite?
Are there other fish scaring it?

Is it near a loud noise, high traffic area, lights on and off?

hth

[Sean]

Thanks Arden.

WC are at least 30-50% daily. This hasn't changed in 8 months.

This was a mated pair in the same tank for months. No other fish no environment changes. The male is the only other fish around.

Didn't test water. But expecting to be fine.

[mustysushi]

That's a long fall for a fish. Hope she isn't injured.

Still up for a run later?

[Sean]

Of course she's injured you dope! Things must be busy as hell there eh?

Yeah I still wanna go.

[mustysushi]

Oh yeah, really busy here!!!!! :sleep:

[arpanlib]

hi sean,
probably you can check the water paras and the water you use for water changes. there should not be a difference in them ...... not even a bit and the temp also should match.

another possibility is that you can check for electrical leakages, like the heaters or the light.

hope this helps.

arpanlib