Fish sitting on the bottom

I have a fish that seems to be lazy lately. He sits on the bottom of the
tank, just staring around, unless he thinks it's time to be fed, and then
he's very active and swimming.

No problems with water parameters (good PH, no ammonia or nitrites), good
temp, etc. The other 3 fish (4 fish in a 40 gallon tank) are all fine. The
fish in question looks healthy, just lazy. It's been going on for a few
days.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Devin

Any ideas?

The fish is ill. Check for parasites.

Devin wrote:

I have a fish that seems to be lazy lately. He sits on the bottom of
the tank, just staring around, unless he thinks it's time to be fed,
and then he's very active and swimming.

No problems with water parameters (good PH, no ammonia or nitrites),
good
temp, etc. The other 3 fish (4 fish in a 40 gallon tank) are all
fine. The
fish in question looks healthy, just lazy. It's been going on for a
few days.

Any ideas?

50% water change with treated, temp matched water. Sometimes water gets
bad without changing your measurables.

This is a change in behavior so Singer's post is a bit off.

-D
--
"There is nothing so strong as gentleness, and there is nothing so
gentle as real strength." St. Francis de Sales

if the fish has always acted this way, it probably means nothing. if this is a
change in activity levels for a fish it could mean that specific fish has a problem.
they are called "indicator fish" as they seem to be touchier than the rest.
what are the nitrates?
how often are water changes done?
got gravel? how long since it was pulled out and the whole tank cleaned?


"Devin" wrote:

I have a fish that seems to be lazy lately. He sits on the bottom of the
tank, just staring around, unless he thinks it's time to be fed, and then
he's very active and swimming.

No problems with water parameters (good PH, no ammonia or nitrites), good
temp, etc. The other 3 fish (4 fish in a 40 gallon tank) are all fine. The
fish in question looks healthy, just lazy. It's been going on for a few
days.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Devin





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(BErney1014) wrote in message ...
Any ideas?

The fish is ill. Check for parasites.


I'm curious. Just how do the fish get parasites? The water is treated.
the only open area of a tank is by the filter. If nothing new is
introduced into the environment, then how do the little buggers get in?
I mean the fish aren't forgetting to wash their hands, etc....


Craig

I'm curious. Just how do the fish get parasites?

They come with the fish.

fish are carriers of quite a few parasites and bacteria. most of the time their
immune system takes care of the cooties, but when fish are stressed their immunity
fails and they get active diseases. ich is a good example. Ingrid

(Craig) wrote:
I'm curious. Just how do the fish get parasites? The water is treated.
the only open area of a tank is by the filter. If nothing new is
introduced into the environment, then how do the little buggers get in?
I mean the fish aren't forgetting to wash their hands, etc....


Craig



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According to all the health
guides I've read there's nothing obviously wrong with her.

Maybe it's environmental. Move the furniture and she may act different.

It was a three day thing. Fish is fine now, and I really made no changes
during that time, except for my weekly wall scrubbing and 20% water change.

I use sand, no gravel, and "rake" it every week when I change water. Tank
was setup 3 months ago. Nitrates and Ammonia don't even register in the
test kits.

Devin

wrote in message
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if the fish has always acted this way, it probably means nothing. if this
is a
change in activity levels for a fish it could mean that specific fish has
a problem.
they are called "indicator fish" as they seem to be touchier than the
rest.
what are the nitrates?
how often are water changes done?
got gravel? how long since it was pulled out and the whole tank cleaned?


"Devin" wrote:

I have a fish that seems to be lazy lately. He sits on the bottom of the
tank, just staring around, unless he thinks it's time to be fed, and then
he's very active and swimming.

No problems with water parameters (good PH, no ammonia or nitrites), good
temp, etc. The other 3 fish (4 fish in a 40 gallon tank) are all fine.
The
fish in question looks healthy, just lazy. It's been going on for a few
days.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Devin





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List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

One of my 5 goldfish spazzes out (indicator fish) before any of the other
ones seem affected.
This happens when the Nitrates start to climb, he starts behaving
erratically. Lst time I had a
fish that sat at the bottom, he died shortly thereafter, dosrn't mean yours
will though...
....Kodiak.

"Devin" wrote in message
hlink.net...
It was a three day thing. Fish is fine now, and I really made no changes
during that time, except for my weekly wall scrubbing and 20% water
change.

I use sand, no gravel, and "rake" it every week when I change water. Tank
was setup 3 months ago. Nitrates and Ammonia don't even register in the
test kits.

Devin

wrote in message
...
if the fish has always acted this way, it probably means nothing. if
this
is a
change in activity levels for a fish it could mean that specific fish
has
a problem.
they are called "indicator fish" as they seem to be touchier than the
rest.
what are the nitrates?
how often are water changes done?
got gravel? how long since it was pulled out and the whole tank
cleaned?


"Devin" wrote:

I have a fish that seems to be lazy lately. He sits on the bottom of
the
tank, just staring around, unless he thinks it's time to be fed, and
then
he's very active and swimming.

No problems with water parameters (good PH, no ammonia or nitrites),
good
temp, etc. The other 3 fish (4 fish in a 40 gallon tank) are all fine.
The
fish in question looks healthy, just lazy. It's been going on for a
few
days.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Devin





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http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.