Fishes seems to be breathing fast and with gills flapping..

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Hi, I have got a Rainbow R250, which I set up as a marine tank, I did the test 5 in 1 test.. ph, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate is all okie.. Salinity is abt 1.018..

I also have got a dymax iq skimmer installed too.

Yesterday when I add in my fishes - 2 clowns, 1 damsel and 1 dottyback.. They look fine and they were feeding..

But this morning, I found them to be gasping, breathing quite fast and with gills opening and closing.. Abt 7am..

May I know what is wrong? Or any idea what is wrong..

Is it an overload?

Regards

Daniel

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[asg]

SG is very low. How old is your tank bro?

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

So..I should up the sg level.. Sg level cause the fish to be unable to breathe? The water I buy them Frm the lfs.. And they read at 1.018.. Tot it was fine becos they were using them too..

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[Zhi Long Oh]

its a cycling problem?

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

My tank seems stable.. The level of ammonia, nitrite and and nitrate are almost 0..

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[Kingking]

Are you using any wave maker so that to create more dissolved oxygen?

[asg]

Bro whay abt ur PO4 level?

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

I don't have a wave maker only a skimmer and pump..

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[diki88]

when u set up the tank?

sounds like ammonia issues.

[qianjun]

1.018 is no issue for fish. Most likely is the acclimatization process, pH n temp change.

[Snoopyhamburger]

Ammonia and Nitrite has to be a flat 0 btw

[thomas_lim]

Are the fishes still eating normally? Rapid breathing is also a sign of bacteria infection.

Care to share how old is your tank Like a few bros who had asked.

Could be a new tank syndrome.

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

It is an old tank.. Took over second hand.. Had a blenny n a turbo snail inside orginally... Took over for a week or so..owner say no issue adding.. And I checked the levels all okay..that is why I go buy..

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[xeneryx]

Not cycled properly

[Kingking]

Get live rocks to quicken the process of cycling and u may save the fishes hopefully.

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[badsector]

my fishes infected with ich also breathing quite fast

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

When I got back home.. They seem okie.. Nt sure what happen.. I am currently slowly bringing up the salinity to 1.024..

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[RayL]

When I got back home.. They seem okie.. Nt sure what happen.. I am currently slowly bringing up the salinity to 1.024..

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Did u use a refractometer to test salinity?

[I love angel]

How big is the tank?

You add 4 fish at one go, there will be ammonia spike and disease can transmit easily wo QT if it is a small tank,

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

I used a hydrometer... It is a nano tank.. There wasn't a ammonia spike

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[marine reefer]

Bro if your sg level is 1.018 no point add live rocks. ..cos the living thing inside the l8ve rock will die as the sg level is too low for them...need atleast a 1.020..

[RayL]

I used a hydrometer... It is a nano tank.. There wasn't a ammonia spike

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Bro hydrometer is inaccurate. Invest in a refractrometer. From my understanding fishes breath easier with lower salinity. Your salinity might be too high.

[Bulldozer]

Probably uneaten food ..

Ammonia ..

[RayL]

By the way my fowlr tank salinity is 1.018 and fishes have no problem breathing. Live rocks are still alive.

Certain tools u should not save as they r essential. I learn the hard way and I hope u dont.