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Zebra Danios don't look right
8/24/08
Dear Wet Web Guys:
<Coleen>
I have attached an image to show you how fat some of my zebra Danios
have become, but these fish won't stay still for a photo and the lights
not right. Sorry. It looks like the works of a Dutch Master.
<Hey!>
I initially thought this fish was "with eggs", but as she has remained
big for months without change, I am wondering if she is less than
healthy. Perhaps I have overfed her (and if so does she need a "diet").
I feed them Tetra Min flakes twice a day - only so much as they finish
in 2 minutes. They don't really eat that much. (My growing female
guppies in another tank can out eat them hands down on any day of the
week).
<Mmmm...>
I am beginning to think it might be a more sinister problem - Is it
possible that several things I have noticed are coming to suggest
another problem?
<Is mostly a matter of diet here...>
Cracks in their skin: For example, I notice that larger of the six
Danios I keep in this 10G tank have apparent cracks in their skin
(especially underbelly).
Dark Spots: I have also just recently noticed several indistinct dark
spots on the head of another fat girl. (I think they are girls, more
silvery) I believe the spots are a new development for this particular
fish as I have not noticed these before yesterday.
Tail ends drop down: Their tail end drops down when they pause from
swimming.
Perhaps just aging? I don't think so: I wondered if my zebras might just
be getting old, but I haven't had more than a year and they were all
svelte when I bought them.
Tank set-up: Over the back filter which I turn off at night. Aerating
with oxygen wand, no heater in tank. Central air in the house kept at
79. Aquarium planted with low-light plants and with substrate of
laterite, 3mm gravel and Eco-complete and some Mopani driftwood. Using
tap water treated with Tetra AquaSafe and tsp API aquarium salt per 10G
with 1/3 water changes every week.
<Good practice>
Today's Quick Dip Test Results:
pH 6.2
KH 40 ppm
Cl 0 ppm
GH 75 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate <20 ppm
Thank you for any insight you can provide regarding these problems.
Coleen
<I do think that simply changing their diet will result in slimming,
improved health here. I encourage you to feed frozen/defrosted once per
day (the AM likely) and the Tetra the evening meal. Brine shrimp or
Daphnia are my choices for the bfast meals. Bob Fenner> |
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