10/03/2025
𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝!
My fish are listless at the bottom of the pond. They were eating, but they stopped. One is positioned straight up like an arrow. I’m afraid I’m going to lose them all. What should I do?
𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑 : Test your water IMMEDIATELY!
Chances are, your pH has “crashed.” This could mean a few things:
1. You have introduced all new water to your pond over a period of time, or after a full pond cleaning.
2. You have excessive organic matter decaying at the bottom of your pond.
3. It has recently rained, which can introduce acidic properties into your pond.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲.
But the good news is that you can fix it if you test your water right away and make some adjustments with certain treatments. If you don’t have a way to test your alkalinity or pH at home, we can test it for $1 per test and provide you with advice on what to do. We need to know your gallons in order to help you the best way possible. It is something that can be fixed, but you must act quickly!
Contact us today at (916) 786-2696 or visit our store at 1052 Melody Ln, Roseville, CA 95678
