Help! Urgent!

[CaitxSith]

2 big problems...

1)My temp is 76 but I have a tetra tank. Is it ok? Look at my sig for my fish tank info. I heard it's supposed to be 78... How do I get it up? My heater is also part thermostat so it doesn't seem to go over the temp of 76...

2)My greenfire tetra is swimming in place like mad! What's happening? Is he cold?

 

[H3D]

76 degrees is just fine. Have you tested your water (NH3, NO2 and NO3) lately?

 

[CaitxSith]

PERFECT and pretty much THE greatest water i had for tetras :dance2:

 

[RISK2123]

PERFECT and pretty much THE greatest water i had for tetras :dance2:

huh?

 

[CaitxSith]

lol sry just got a little crazy >_>

Ammonia(0), nitrite(0), nitrate below 5 ppm
ph is 7 (it's been a constant 7 for a while)

Someone please reply, the greenfire tetra is still swimming like mad at the top of the tank!

 

[H3D]

It could be a parasite. Any recent additions or changes to your aquarium? Are there any other fish acting strange?

 

[CaitxSith]

No

But I just added 3 glolite tetras... but it was doing that BEFORE they were added... and before i added my driftwood....

hmm...

 

[H3D]

How long has it been doing this? Also could you describe what it is doing in a little more detail? Do you know that this is a shoaling fish and should be in a group of 7 or more? Maybe it is scared.

 

[WrittenLyric]

Could it be sick? Possibly, but maybe it's a little more simple than that. Green Fires like Neons, Cards, etc. are schooling fish. Maybe he's feeling a little out of the loop and that is why he's swimming in place?

 

[CaitxSith]

he died