I will try to make this as brief as possible. I found my German Red Peacock dead this afternoon, he had stopped eating a few days prior and I could tell that something was wrong by the way he as acting. Now it seems that the majority of my other fish are all congregating in one spot at the back of the tank behind a big rock and they are not swimming much, some are breathing hard as well, just as the German Red did. I have been doing 30% water changes every week and my water quality has been good.
pH=8.0
ammonia=0
nitrites=0
nitrate=20 ppm
Also the fish show no outward signs of disease, the only thing I have observed is the heavy breathing. Can someone please offer some advice? This is very discouraging as I have worked very hard to be sure everything has been done right. I have been feeding them New Life Spectrum pellets from day one, I feed them twice daily. Have I been feeding them too much? Should I stop feeding for a couple of days and see what happens?
I fear more deaths are coming soon if I don't get this figured out.
Thanks...
70 gallon tank
Filtration:
Eheim 2213 Cannister
Emperor 400 HOB
pH=8.0
ammonia=0
nitrites=0
nitrate=20 ppm
Also the fish show no outward signs of disease, the only thing I have observed is the heavy breathing. Can someone please offer some advice? This is very discouraging as I have worked very hard to be sure everything has been done right. I have been feeding them New Life Spectrum pellets from day one, I feed them twice daily. Have I been feeding them too much? Should I stop feeding for a couple of days and see what happens?
I fear more deaths are coming soon if I don't get this figured out.
Thanks...
70 gallon tank
Filtration:
Eheim 2213 Cannister
Emperor 400 HOB