I read that is your fish swims up and down against the glass it is trying to get bubbles to breathe, but I have 3 air pumps in my tank. At the back of my 20 gallon tank, i have some air coming out against the wall, but only half of the stick works, then at the front on opposite sides i have an oyster that opens up to release air, and then i also have a small stone that puts up air. I have 2 dalmation mollies, 2 platies, one guppy [i had two but one died today for unknown reasons...anyone know why that might have happened? he wasn't really moving much for the past couple of days, and he liked staying up near the surface of the water] oh, and i have 4 baby fry, maybe 6. those were born about a week ago. my fish doesn’t go up against the glass as much as it did, but it still does, and some of my fish just go up and stay at the surface for the water for like a half hour. should i be worried? oh, and my water got pretty cloudy water since the babies came in. my guess that the basteria is just trying to keep up with a sudden change in the bio load. oh, and that guppy that died was only in my tank since saturday. i feed them all brine shrimp, because they seem to eat it more than they did those flakes… i know i have to clean out my rocks soon, because those flakes are still at the bottom of the tank, but not very many…i am really new to fishing, so any advice and help would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks a bunch!
the last time i cleaned my tank was exactly one week ago… and i will be for sure taking a water sample to a local petsmart today… i never really knew i needed a wate tester, no one of ever told me at the store… and quite frankly, can i not get hater comments? i am trying the best i can, and i do as much research as possible to keep all my fish healthy and happy. i buy them the kind of food they ate at the store because they are used to it, i have a nice live plant, i have a couple tank decorations for they shy fish that like to hide. i honestly am trying real hard to make their lives as long as possible. but i am starting to wonder if that fish that died was sick when i got it… it never really moved much, and at times it just sat at the bottom of the tank and i thought it was dead.so maybe it isn’t my fault he is dead?yoh and i have another questin, with all the fish i have, how many times a day should i feed them? i feed them twice a day. one cube in the morning, one at night.