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why does my fish act weird then die?
i just got a new fish (rain bow shark) in my fish tank. it acted weird the first day i got it. it went all over the tank, did loop and swam up side down . the next day it died. another fish died but i did not see him the day before he died so i don't know if he acted like that,but now one of my most livey fish (Odessa Barb) is acting like that. i have had fish die before and they never acted like that they just got week and died. i wanted to know if the is sick and could the other fish be at risk
i alway add water purification's and i had the fish for a mouth the rain bow shark was new but i di not put him in as soon as i got him
i have a 29 gallon tank and about 15 fish
6 Answers
- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
Did you put the fish in the tank right when you got home? Did you use water purification's? Please update you info.
- Anonymous10 years ago
My first guess is ammonia poisoning which usually comes from not changing your tank water often enough. The smaller the tank, the more often you have to change it. 5 gallon tank, once a week. 20-30 gallon, change water once every 2-3 weeks.Greater, every 3 weeks. You could/should get a water test kit and test your water occasionally. Once a month is good.
- Anonymous10 years ago
Maybe the environment in the tank is stressing them out. Some fish act weird, others don't but people can't help you if you don't provide more information.
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