Arowana gasping for air

[rajpradeep32@gmail.com]

Silver arowana around 14cms, is stationary in front of aerator pump and gasping for air.

Mine is a 75 gallon tank, recently(almost a month back) the nitrogen cycle crashed and there was ammonia spike , so I have been doing continous 30 percent water changes in alternate days and am maintaining the ammonia between 0 to 0.5ppm..

Current readings after wc are ammonia 0ppm, nitrite 0ppm, nitrate between 20 to 40ppm...

Arowans seems to constantlt swimming back to the aertor pump and gasping for air, not sure what happened suddenly it was showing good appetite two days back and was normal... Now it has no appetite and seems to be almost stationary.. how can I save my fish, please advice.

 

[AnthonyFish20]

could have tried to jump and damaged himself also 75 too small

 

[rajpradeep32@gmail.com]

could have tried to jump and damaged himself also 75 too small

If my presence is there it swims normally, the second I turn off the lights it comes back to idle mode in front of the aerator. Not sure what to do.

 

[tlindsey]

If my presence is there it swims normally, the second I turn off the lights it comes back to idle mode in front of the aerator. Not sure what to do.

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I suggest adding a powerhead to help agitate the surface to provide more oxygen.

 

[rajpradeep32@gmail.com]

I suggest adding a powerhead to help agitate the surface to provide more oxygen.

I have power head in the location where the aro is and places itself right in front of it, I can see that its nostrils are above the water surface when it does this, I am clueless of what is happening with it. My tap water has chlorine in it but I use my Ro filter to process it and using only the filtered water in the tank, added a little bit of seachem prime now just to be on the safer side but it didn't help either aro doing the same.

 

[tlindsey]

I have power head in the location where the aro is and places itself right in front of it, I can see that its nostrils are above the water surface when it does this, I am clueless of what is happening with it. My tap water has chlorine in it but I use my Ro filter to process it and using only the filtered water in the tank, added a little bit of seachem prime now just to be on the safer side but it didn't help either aro doing the same.

Some Arowana will swim towards the current if the Aro is eating and swimming normal I wouldn't worry.

 

[rajpradeep32@gmail.com]

Some Arowana will swim towards the current if the Aro is eating and swimming normal I wouldn't worry.

No it's not eating and only swims only if it seems someone in the room else it is staying infront of the power head.

 

[squint]

It could be a gill infection. Find a vet.

 

[rajpradeep32@gmail.com]

It could be a gill infection. Find a vet.

Can't get a vet for aquatic species in my location, I have to figure it out on how to fix this.

 

[rajpradeep32@gmail.com]

Arowana swimming with nostril above water, is it normal?