Help!! My Male Cr. Compressiceps is Gasping at the bottom of the tank. I recently transferred a male and female pair into a 30g along with some target fish. All the fish were fine for about a week. 2 days ago, I noticed the male with a what looked like a fresh Black eye (the underneath of his left eye was reddish).
Since that, he's been breathing very heavy at the bottom of the tank. He stays in his little cave. He still has enough energy to defend his territory. But I'm worried that he might not make it.
All the other fish in the tank are breathing fine. No problems at all. It's just this one Male Dwarf pike. I started using an air pump. I'm hoping that this does something. But it's been about 5 hours and still no signs of him getting better.
I also added some Aquarium salt to help. But still nothing.
Any Ideas on what this could be or what I can do to resolve this.
Tank conditions:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
PH: 7
Since that, he's been breathing very heavy at the bottom of the tank. He stays in his little cave. He still has enough energy to defend his territory. But I'm worried that he might not make it.
All the other fish in the tank are breathing fine. No problems at all. It's just this one Male Dwarf pike. I started using an air pump. I'm hoping that this does something. But it's been about 5 hours and still no signs of him getting better.
I also added some Aquarium salt to help. But still nothing.Any Ideas on what this could be or what I can do to resolve this.
Tank conditions:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
PH: 7
