AprilMartinez
Aquarium Advice Activist
Anyone know if this is due to aggression? His fins are pretty frayed and he looks like he's got white slime on his body.
6 jewels
1 red top zebra (I think that's what this sick guy is)
120 gallon
pH is 6.0
Ammonia is 0.25
Nitrite 0
Nitrate is 10 ppm
I've had problems with both of my tanks for months now. I introduced lobsters into the 120g and they killed off the original cichlids (around 40) due to disease and then they died themselves. I moved these guys into it a month later after we moved back home from a 60g tank, then they got sick. I cleaned out the tank, sand, decorations, and rocks before moving them into it. I treated with Kordon ick when they got sick and most of them died (20 from the 60g). I then treated with Maracyn one and two (around $400 for that). That cured them and the seven I have listed above are the last survivors. I've been struggling with pH levels ever since. I cleaned and replaced media, carbon, and added two UV lights to the tank since they were cured. I went out of town this weekend and found one dead fish. I have electric feeders for when I'm out of town, so i know it wasn't starvation. It didn't look like it had bloat, missing scales, ick, or any visible signs of illness or stress on it. I think my cats may have killed him. I've found dead fish in my sofa cushions before as well as cat prints on the glass, although I've never caught them doing it. Any ideas on what's wrong with him? The jewels are awesome looking and have no signs of frayed fins, missing scales, scratching on rocks or the sand. I'm ready to throw the towel in.
6 jewels
1 red top zebra (I think that's what this sick guy is)
120 gallon
pH is 6.0
Ammonia is 0.25
Nitrite 0
Nitrate is 10 ppm
I've had problems with both of my tanks for months now. I introduced lobsters into the 120g and they killed off the original cichlids (around 40) due to disease and then they died themselves. I moved these guys into it a month later after we moved back home from a 60g tank, then they got sick. I cleaned out the tank, sand, decorations, and rocks before moving them into it. I treated with Kordon ick when they got sick and most of them died (20 from the 60g). I then treated with Maracyn one and two (around $400 for that). That cured them and the seven I have listed above are the last survivors. I've been struggling with pH levels ever since. I cleaned and replaced media, carbon, and added two UV lights to the tank since they were cured. I went out of town this weekend and found one dead fish. I have electric feeders for when I'm out of town, so i know it wasn't starvation. It didn't look like it had bloat, missing scales, ick, or any visible signs of illness or stress on it. I think my cats may have killed him. I've found dead fish in my sofa cushions before as well as cat prints on the glass, although I've never caught them doing it. Any ideas on what's wrong with him? The jewels are awesome looking and have no signs of frayed fins, missing scales, scratching on rocks or the sand. I'm ready to throw the towel in.
