Any suggestion? Re: my cichlid is not moving it floats in one spot or is at the Litterally floating? Re: my cichlid is not moving it floats in one spot or is at the yeah floating but the gills are still active. Re: Re: my cichlid is not moving it floats in one spot or is at This may be a mild case of swim bladder disease. After your water change you should not feed your fish any food for a day. On the second day feed your fish a fresh pea. Frozen peas thawed, popped out of the skin, and cut into bite size pieces.
When you remove water you remove the medication. I'm in no way saying that it's healthy but again African cichlids are pretty tough. Also adding an airstone can lower the PH. Again as long as it doesn't continue to drop they should be fine. If your parameter readings continue to get worse although a pain in the a!
You could do a water change but it would involve letting water sit in buckets until the chlorine is gone which should be 24 hrs.
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Fish diseases can make fish poorly enough to hang at the water, listless and lethargic, or motionless. Check the fish for any signs of white spots, fungus or slime. If its pectoral fins are clamped it can be a sign of disease too.
If you suspect disease, treat the whole aquarium with a disease treatment , as recommended by the manufacturer. If you have one, install an airpump and airstone to bring vital extra oxygen to the troubled fish, and help it to breathe. In extreme circumstances, a fish may be hanging at the surface because of low oxygen, high ammonia and disease, a common example of which would be a goldfish in an unfiltered bowl.
Disease can come from the stress of being kept in poor water and few if any fish could survive those three circumstances for long. Add beneficial filter bacteria on a regular basis and ensure that oxygen levels are always high, either by way of a venturi supplied with your internal power filter, or a separate airpump and airstone. There will always be exceptions, like fish which are meant to swim at the surface.
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