Whats wrong with my Serpae Tetra?

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alienufo

Discussion Starter · Mar 11, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWqKzaAB3TQ&feature=youtu.be
I made a short video of his behavior. Hes swimming awkwardly, and he has black spots on his tail and body. None of the other fish are exhibiting this behavior or have spots.

I did a check on my water params today and noticed that my amonia jumped up to 1.0 and my nitrates were super high which is weird cuz its been only 4 days since I did a water change. I did a 70% change today to see if it helps but since none of the other fish showed any signs of problems I'm not sure thats the issue.

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Kitsune_Gem

· #2 · Mar 12, 2014

Welp YouTubes being a butt and wont load your vidoe.. Keep getting an "Error occurred" message.

But with your ammonia being that high, I would think it's ammonia burn.

Add in some prime to help bind the ammonia and break it down.

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jmf3460

· #3 · Mar 12, 2014

I watched the video it worked for me, he looks like his swim bladder is a little off, id give him a salt water bath

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alienufo

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 12, 2014

jmf3460 said:
I watched the video it worked for me, he looks like his swim bladder is a little off, id give him a salt water bath

I don't have another tank set up... whats the best way to do that without harming my other fish / plants?

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JMN16150

· #5 · Mar 12, 2014

Using a bowl putting the recommended amount of salt in with water and putting the fish inside.

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alienufo

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 12, 2014

JMN16150 said:
Using a bowl putting the recommended amount of salt in with water and putting the fish inside.

how long do i leave him in there?

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Grah the great

· #7 · Mar 12, 2014

Get the ammonia down pronto, or else treating any of the other problems will accomplish nothing.

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alienufo

Discussion Starter · #8 · Mar 12, 2014

im trying to do the salt bath thing. I cant catch him though! These guys are so fast.

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