A few days ago, upon checking my tank first thing in the morning, I noticed one of my Lemon Tetras swimming spastically in tight circles. It was like he was caught is a very stong circular current and couldn't swim. I quckly got him out of the tank and put him in one by himself, but I had to leave for work.. When I got home I expected him to be gone... but he was still around looking fairly normal. The next morning - same thing but it went away after the lights went on and he started swimming around.
I have not seen any spastic swimming but he just doesn't look right. He can't seem to stay still. When not in motion, his nose tends to tip up or down and he will be in a straight up and down position. Or he tips sideways. Then he will start swimming around and looks normal.
The tank has been set up for about 7 weeks, I cycled with Bio-Spira (with the Lemon Tetras in the tank). During the cycle my Amonia and Nitrite never went above .25 and since it completed the cycle (about a week) Amonia and Nitrite has been steady at zero, Nitrate is usually betwen 10-20. PH = 7.0.
Obviously someting is seriously wrong. I am wondering if I should just put him down or is this treatable?
I have not seen any spastic swimming but he just doesn't look right. He can't seem to stay still. When not in motion, his nose tends to tip up or down and he will be in a straight up and down position. Or he tips sideways. Then he will start swimming around and looks normal.
The tank has been set up for about 7 weeks, I cycled with Bio-Spira (with the Lemon Tetras in the tank). During the cycle my Amonia and Nitrite never went above .25 and since it completed the cycle (about a week) Amonia and Nitrite has been steady at zero, Nitrate is usually betwen 10-20. PH = 7.0.
Obviously someting is seriously wrong. I am wondering if I should just put him down or is this treatable?
