L200 convulsing

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RZwanenburg
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L200 convulsing

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Tank stats:
180 liters
100x40x50 cm
10 panda corydora's + 2 L200's
10mg/l nitrate
2mg/l nitrite
don't have any ammonia readings available.

I've doing water changes twice a day last 3 days. While still recovering for one and a half week now from an ick infestation, one of my L200's is lying on his back (i haven't seen him eating for the last week). He's still breathing, and once every 5 minutes he's moving 1 cm, I even think his color turned more blueish.

Think I should do another water change, right now?
RZwanenburg
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Re: L200 convulsing

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At this moment my other L200 is pushing the convulsing one. It seems like he's trying to wave water to his buddy.

The convulsing got worse and now it seems like the fish is stretching.. I think he just died.
RZwanenburg
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Re: L200 convulsing

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As can be seen in pictures (http://imgur.com/a/w4s47) he has a very sunken belly. Is it possible that the fish starved instead of bad water perimeters? Like I said, I haven't seen him eat for the last week.
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