In my almost brackish tank this morning I woke (6AM) up to one of my dragon gobys floating on the surface of the water with his stomach very distended. I was really upset and when I went to go take him out he started swimming. I figured he was going to die and I always let the fish die in the tank.
Ever since 10 he has been seemingly dead on the surface, but then after a few minutes he would thrash around the tank violently and keep sticking his head out of the water.
I stupidly thought that old tank water in a new tank would create a healthy new cycled tank. I was wrong and lost all of my Indian Glassfish this way, and now this goby is dying too.
He seemed to be getting worse and started doing that "crazy swim" that fish do before they die and I felt so bad I decided to Euthanize him. We do not have any clove oil and I am broke until I get my paycheck tonight and I didn't want him to have to wait until tomorrow. I read online about baking soda suffocating the fish so I decided to try that. He started coming up for air a lot more now and his other sick tankmate (the last indian glassfish) went unconscious very quickly. The goby has been thrashing around for about 10 minutes. I don't know what I can still do. I could never decapitate him, if I took him out of the water he would be alive for a while (these guys can live on carpets long) what should I do? :cry:
Ever since 10 he has been seemingly dead on the surface, but then after a few minutes he would thrash around the tank violently and keep sticking his head out of the water.
I stupidly thought that old tank water in a new tank would create a healthy new cycled tank. I was wrong and lost all of my Indian Glassfish this way, and now this goby is dying too.
He seemed to be getting worse and started doing that "crazy swim" that fish do before they die and I felt so bad I decided to Euthanize him. We do not have any clove oil and I am broke until I get my paycheck tonight and I didn't want him to have to wait until tomorrow. I read online about baking soda suffocating the fish so I decided to try that. He started coming up for air a lot more now and his other sick tankmate (the last indian glassfish) went unconscious very quickly. The goby has been thrashing around for about 10 minutes. I don't know what I can still do. I could never decapitate him, if I took him out of the water he would be alive for a while (these guys can live on carpets long) what should I do? :cry: