Why r my fish all just to start hangin around the top of the water and not moveing

Question

sometimes they go down and scratch there sides and move there heads back and forth

Answer 1

either you got no aeration or no water change and no filter.  and scratch your fish got itch clean the tank buy a filter do lot of water change quarantine the fish with rocksalt and methylene blue with good aeration.  

Answer 2

Luke it could be a lot of things.

1.  Have you changed your water recently?  Sometimes with new water that hasn't been treated long enough there's ammonia in the water.  All fish make it; bacteria breaks it down.  In new water it isn't there and chlorine kills the good bacteria.

2. Same above for dirty water.

3. Working down the chain, Ich.

Good luck Luke.  Let us know back in your question what's going on...can't really tell.

Answer 3

i think scratching is a sign o ick

Answer 4

i'm really sorry but I think they might be dying- check the water, make sure it's clean and feed them. but if you feed them too much ammonia starts to grow at the bottom and that will make them die. if this is the case, clean the tank

Answer 5

there probably sick or about 2 die

if there sick they need medicine that u but in the water i get my medicine from walmart  

Answer 6

maybe it is about to die is it breathing or not?

Answer 7

their tank usually needs to be cleaned!

Answer 8

if you only go into the room that there in only to feed them they will stick at the top of the tank just because they think your gonna feed them and then leave again.

also if they are scratching against the rocks go out and buy some ick guard from tetra at your pet store.  it sounds like they have ick.  which will kill a fish if they are untreated.  ick is normaly caused by some sort of stress on the fish.   so try not to move them or do anything with them for the next couple of weeks and add the ick treatment as the directions on the back say to.  also increase the temprature a bit.   remember not to do it all at once.  try to do it do that it's a gradual warming.  and dont succeed the temprature of 82.

good luck

~Ashley

Answer 9

maybe they are getting air

Answer 10

Usually hanging around the top is a sign of poor water quality.

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