• Help! Fox Lo :(

  • Joseph

The problem is this... The fox has been in the aquarium for about 3 months. It eats and looks good... Recently, I noticed strange behavior - it starts swimming from one corner of the tank to another, as if something scared it or it can't breathe. At first, I didn't pay much attention, but yesterday it swam like that all day! This morning, the fish was just a fish... swimming, eating... But after 2-3 hours of the lights being on, it started darting around again. It doesn't bump into the rocks or try to break the tank with its head, but the behavior is clearly not good. I don't see any parasites or signs of other ailments. Following advice from a book and Savchuk, I made fresh baths. I filled 3 liters of osmosis water, adjusted the pH to 8 with baking soda, and matched the temperature to that of the aquarium. After that, the fish huddled in a corner and stayed there for 2 hours. Now it's darting around again... The other fish seem to be doing well. The main water parameters are normal! What could this be? Should I put it in a quarantine tank for about 3 weeks and treat it with copper sulfate? Changes in the aquarium over the past 2 weeks: I installed a DI unit for the osmosis system and switched to Tropic Marin salt (previously used Red Sea).

Meghan

Did you feed it with protein food? I had a pain from the tube worm... greedy creature eats everything... By the way, if I were you, I would forget about Lisa, she's the most stubborn fish... and if she really got sick, it's scary to even imagine what it could be... usually nothing affects her, everything is in the crypt, and she has one little spot...

Brian7092

Max, what are you feeding her and how often? And how did she behave before the installation of the ion exchange cartridge?

David953

I won't agree... Crypto is crypto, but what if there's a parasite in the gills? Here, being thick-headed won't help.

Joseph

Max, don't feed her with feed for about five days, let her stay on greens. Have you overfed her?

Brandi

I could feed... I feed generously. Sometimes even a lot. I'll try not to feed. Thank you!!!

Amber1273

You can simply reduce the feeding amount, but you still need to feed. The shrimp's shell has nothing to do with it, unless it got stuck in the throat. If the other fish are feeling fine, then it's not due to the water. Maybe it's establishing territory. Or perhaps that little cave has become too small for it... it's looking for new shelter.

Russell8484

So, how is your Fox?

Andrew9581

Oh... I can't understand... In terms of syndromes it's better, but because of her fussiness, she provokes chrysiptera and the clown to pinch her. The syndromes will pass - I will put her up for sale in the flea market... She's outgrowing 100 liters...

Stacey4437

It's getting cramped for her with me... Plus, the neighbors are bothering...