hello, my ~3yr old arowana, ~24" suddenly started swimming tail down with a bend in his back. It's not excessive, but something I've noticed with the last week or so. He's still eating, swimming, alert, etc. but I wanted to see if this was something to be concerned about?
The tank is 225g bow front... water specs: ph 6, ammonia .25, nitrite 0, nitrate high, temp ~80.
I recently did a 2 filter cartridge changes, three days ago or so, with a 15% water change, which I think may have spiked the nitrate levels since they were all within normal parameters prior to the changes.
I just changed my other two cartridges today. I also added crushed coral to start bringing the PH up as well.
Working on getting the water parameters back within range, but the arow is used to low PH, seems to be my 'normal' water and an issue in all of my tanks, not making excuses, but not a sudden change or shock either.
Thanks in advance for the help!!
The tank is 225g bow front... water specs: ph 6, ammonia .25, nitrite 0, nitrate high, temp ~80.
I recently did a 2 filter cartridge changes, three days ago or so, with a 15% water change, which I think may have spiked the nitrate levels since they were all within normal parameters prior to the changes.
I just changed my other two cartridges today. I also added crushed coral to start bringing the PH up as well.
Working on getting the water parameters back within range, but the arow is used to low PH, seems to be my 'normal' water and an issue in all of my tanks, not making excuses, but not a sudden change or shock either.
Thanks in advance for the help!!
