▷ Gasping at Fish | Details, diagnosis and treatment

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Brief information about the air snap

Main Symptoms: Fish hangs below the surface of the water and gasps for air.
Causes: Lack of oxygen, gill worms, gill parasites
Curability: Curable if diagnosed early
Treatment: Lots of water changes, oxygenation, remedies

Behave

  • Fish hangs under the water surface
  • Fish gasps violently

internal symptoms

photos

Photos: Basty M.

Butterfly cichlid hangs under the water surface and gasps violently.

Photo: Daniela Reinig

Gasping veil tail

Photos: Christian Drolshagen

Dwarf Gourami Male with dropsy gasps for air

Photos: Miriam Gesell

Salmer who has been swimming head up for three days. The belly was curved sideways and slightly darker. The tetra stopped eating.

causes

The immediate cause of gasping is always a lack of oxygen. This in turn can have different reasons

  • Too little oxygen in the water, e.g. B. at high temperatures
  • Slimed gills
  • gillworms
  • gill parasites

snap z. For example, in summer, when several fish suddenly come to the surface of the water for air, there is probably not enough oxygen in the water. Possible causes:

  • Rotting processes in the soil consume too much oxygen.
  • Putrefaction processes in the filter consume too much oxygen.
  • Too few plants produce too little oxygen.
  • Too many fish use too much oxygen.
  • Due to high temperatures, the water absorbs too little oxygen.

If only individual fish are affected, there is probably a problem with the gills, so that too little oxygen can be taken in. Gill problems that can lead to violent gasping:

  • gillworms
  • Parasites on the gills, e.g. B.
  • The gills were corroded by too low a pH value.

    • treatment suggestions

    In any case, it makes sense to enrich the water with oxygen using an oxygen stone and by moving the water surface. It definitely makes breathing easier. Water changes with lots of fresh water can quickly bring oxygen into the aquarium water.

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    Further measures depend on the exact cause.

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