I know this should be in the tropical section but I'm leaving soon to go to Petco and need to know what to get.My zebra danio is darting whenever I come and sitting at the bottom breathing REALLY FAST.Please help
Amonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrates-I think it's low,not sure
P.H-Not checked
All the other guys are doing fine-Please help

Is he scraping himself against ornaments and gravel or just spasmicly through the water?

No,He's just dartig a lot.He's calmed a bit but I'm not sure

It might be parasites. I didn't have anymore than those symptons when I lost Angel. I would use parasite meds. Jungle is a really great brand. It treats for internal and external.

Yep, and its nice and cheap too If he continues this, I'd consider buying some.

I already have Jungle I bought it when I though something was wrong with one of my fishes
I dont have anything to quarintine him though.SHould I just treat the whole tank with the parasite thing?

personally, i would, just to be safe. remember to take the carbon out of your filter.

so ya know, kelvin should be safe if it is parasites, they're especially immune to parasite infection.

Danios need to be in groups and are skittish when kept singly. I wouldnt treat unless other fish were darting.

good point sandy, i hadn't thought of that.

The worse thing that you can do ,is treat with Meds before you really know what the problem is.All the questions have to be asked first=What is the ph/how long has the tank been set up/is it cycled/what are the nitrates/etc...... Is he your only Danio?How many fish/What kind of fish? should also be asked.

right devs. in looking back at my post when i said i would just to be safe, i wasn't refering to treating for parasites just to be safe; i meant more once you've diagnosed it's parasites that you may want to consider treating the tank to be on the safe side. i should've made that clearer, so i apologize.

darting around is just one symptom of several different fishy ailments, each of which would require different treatments. ich treatments with malachite green and/or methylene blue, while affective, can rob aquariums of benneficial bacteria; and therefor should be used only when you're certain of the problem. and of course removing the carbon from the filter during treatment brings a whole other set of possible problems.

whirlwind, any improvement in ur fish (as well as answers to dev's questions)??

He's doing better now-He is the only danio(no more room in the tank for another)
It's cycled and has been running now since January.
Oh,bala shark,Kelvin died quite a while ago I just forog tto take him off the list.
I'll go check the P.H and post it in a whiel.Thanks for helping

oh sorry , i was just checking your sig to find out what other fish you might've had in there.

so glad to hear your danio's doing better! i hope he keeps improving; sandy's prolly right though. do you notice if he *schools at all w/ any other fish in the tank, just out of curiosity?

also, thanks sandy + devs for stepping in and helping me correct my post before the tank got medicated. i certainly won't make that mistake again.

lol,thanks.He doesnt really schhol with the other fishes.He mostly stays of my himself and occasionaly chases the otehrs around(not breeding though)