Fish looks like its dying

My fish is flat on the ground wont swim but its still breathing what should i do?

 

Put it back in the water....j/k sorry had to go back and say that....shame on me! what kind of fish/approx. age(how long have you had it?), have you tested your water?? for what and what were the readings? Tell us about your tank...

 

Is he breathing fast or slow? He might be dying, Im sorry for your loss:-[

 

Your best bet (for now since we don't know anything about your tank) is to go ahead and do a partial water change. This will help if there are any water parameter issues. Use RO water or distilled if you can but if you only have tap then make sure you at least add water conditioner to it.

To help you the best we can give as much info as you can. (temp, pH, nitrate, other water params that you might have)

What type of fish? Are there any suspicious markings on the fish? Any harassment by other tank mates? There are so many things that could cause this reaction in your fish, so pls post some more info so we can help you and your fish better.

 

RIP clown tang dunno y he died water was ok there was an ammonia spike yesterday and it went down today, it was breathing slowly

 

Sorry for your lose. The ammonia spike probably had a great deal to due with it. All the tangs I've ever owned were fragile. I think clown tangs are especially so(I'm no expert though).

Was there something that died? What kind of filtration do you run? Is there a fuge connected?

There are plenty of very knowledgeable people here at 3reef. I'm sure they would help you try to prevent this from happening again.

 

+2 Cant diagnose the problem unless you give your water parameters etc...

 

nitrate and nitrite was near 0 ammonia spiked up to 50pp

 

How long has the tank been established?

 

just a few days had to move in fish cause other tank was damaged