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Ok, first a little history. Three weeks ago I bought a pleco for my tank. Currently, I just have one adult green severum in a 55 gallon. I quaranteened the pleco in a seperate tank for two weeks. At the end of the two weeks, there were no signs of disease so I put the pleco in with my severum. The very next day the pleco was dead, which made me concerned. I checked my water parameters and got: 6.0 PH, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates. The PH is a bit low, but severums are hardy fish and her tank is usually between 6.5 and 7 and she's been fine in that for 2 years. I changed the filter media and did a 25% water change. When I went to leave for the evening I fed her, but she didn't eat anything. I attributed it to stress from the dead fish and water change and left for the weekend.
Yesterday I came back to work and fed her, and she still wouldn't eat. This fish is usually so spunky and fiesty and full of personality, but yesterday morning she was just hanging out behind the tank decorations and was gulping like crazy. I checked the PH and it was still at 6. I did a 50% water change, added some aquarium salt and put a bubble stick in her tank to increase the oxygen. Yesterday evening I fed her again and she ate two pellets, which was definitely an improvement.
This morning I came in and she was at least swimming around, but she is still gulping and is back to not eating. I'm not sure what else to do at this point. She has no visible parasites, scrapes, abrasions, or anything that makes her look sick. Her only symptoms are gulping and not eating. Any ideas on what I can do for her? She is only 5 years old, so I should have another 5 years with her! Help!
Yesterday I came back to work and fed her, and she still wouldn't eat. This fish is usually so spunky and fiesty and full of personality, but yesterday morning she was just hanging out behind the tank decorations and was gulping like crazy. I checked the PH and it was still at 6. I did a 50% water change, added some aquarium salt and put a bubble stick in her tank to increase the oxygen. Yesterday evening I fed her again and she ate two pellets, which was definitely an improvement.
This morning I came in and she was at least swimming around, but she is still gulping and is back to not eating. I'm not sure what else to do at this point. She has no visible parasites, scrapes, abrasions, or anything that makes her look sick. Her only symptoms are gulping and not eating. Any ideas on what I can do for her? She is only 5 years old, so I should have another 5 years with her! Help!