SaxyCat
07-06-2006, 09:02 AM
Hi,
I currently have a 33 gallon tank with 4 fish in it. A Rosy Barb, about 3 years old, a Red tail shark, a Bala shark, both sharks I just got 3 weeks ago, and an otocinclus 3 years old. The tank contains live plants and the fish are fed both frozen blood worms and flake food each day. The temperature has recently been between 25 and 27 degrees celcius due to the temperature of the house. Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia levels are all good. This afternoon the Barb started swimming very eratically and rapidly and also running into things. He has never done that before. He was also exhibiting rapid gill movement. Tonight I also noticed that the Barb, the Red tail shark and, to a lesser extent, the Bala shark are faded in color. However when I looked again about 1 hour later much of the color had returned. The light was off when I noticed this lack of coloration.
I'm not sure if I should be concerned or if this is simply normal. I've heard that RTS fade at night. Could the fish, mostly the Barb, be stressed because of the high temperature?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
I currently have a 33 gallon tank with 4 fish in it. A Rosy Barb, about 3 years old, a Red tail shark, a Bala shark, both sharks I just got 3 weeks ago, and an otocinclus 3 years old. The tank contains live plants and the fish are fed both frozen blood worms and flake food each day. The temperature has recently been between 25 and 27 degrees celcius due to the temperature of the house. Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia levels are all good. This afternoon the Barb started swimming very eratically and rapidly and also running into things. He has never done that before. He was also exhibiting rapid gill movement. Tonight I also noticed that the Barb, the Red tail shark and, to a lesser extent, the Bala shark are faded in color. However when I looked again about 1 hour later much of the color had returned. The light was off when I noticed this lack of coloration.
I'm not sure if I should be concerned or if this is simply normal. I've heard that RTS fade at night. Could the fish, mostly the Barb, be stressed because of the high temperature?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks