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	Congo Breathing Heavily
zachf92 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 255 Votes: 233 Registered: 31-Dec-2005	my congo tetra is breathing heavily and i need to know what it is and if their is a cure. besides loss of appetite and not schooling, there are no other symptoms. my parameters are good, and all my other fish are healthy and showing no signs of this. please help
Posted 03-Feb-2006 01:40
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Your water parameters are "good", but would you tell us the exact numbers, please? I don't mean to mean to insult you, but one person's "good" is another person's running around and screaming like a toddler after one coffee with four sugars kind of "bad", to use an exaggerated example. How long have you noticed the fish acting like this? Maybe it has been getting picked on, or just feels out of sorts. You might just try a water change to see if that perks the fish up, often a water change will help clear up a problem by itself. When was the last time you did one? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 03-Feb-2006 03:47
trace-russ Big Fish Posts: 479 Kudos: 991 Votes: 10 Registered: 25-Sep-2003	Another thing you may want to check is your water surface movement, you may have a problem with your o2 levels in your tank. Try increasing these and do the water changes as suggested above and see what happens. Trace
Posted 03-Feb-2006 08:15
zachf92 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 255 Votes: 233 Registered: 31-Dec-2005	well, now my congo is dead the only reason i wasnt specific on my parameters is because all my other fish are healthy, including my other 2 congos. also, i need to get a nitrate and nitrite tester, but i know theyre both low. although what i do know is that my ph is 7.0 and my ammonia is 0. the last time i did a water change was a week ago (20%) and im doing another one today. and if you wanted to know, i have plenty of surface agitation
Posted 03-Feb-2006 22:32
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Edited The nitrite is "low"? That may well be the problem then. Any measurable nitrite in a tank is enough to sicken and even kill fish. If I'm not mistaken, it can also cause affected fish to breathe heavily since it interferes with their respiration. If you could get your water tested to verify, that would be great. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 04-Feb-2006 04:48


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