austinsheeler
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jan 29, 2013
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Hey guys. I'm slowly loosing fish one by one. I just lost another one yesterday. The tank is clear. All the fish seem healthy then one gets sick and dies within 2-3 days after. There is plenty of air good filtration rocks and homes for all. 75 gallon tank. One of my fish actually almost had fry but swallowed them at the last few days. once I see a fish sick I try to get them out into medication tank. Big tank is treated with api aquarium salt and i started using stress zyme. My nitrates were a little high. Towards the 40pp range but for almost 2 weeks now I have been changing the water every day about 20-25 gallons. I missed 2 days in a 2 and a half weeks period I think. The floor is black sand and it's from an old tank setup. I'm trying to get it out soon waiting for a sifter. On top of the sand is the white dolomite. I feed the fish 3-5 times a day. The eat omega one small pellets for cichlids and tetra min flakes every feeding except the last feeding is frozen brine shrimp. There is one plecka algea eater in the tank doing fine. He's smaller than all the cichlids. In a few weeks maybe 4 or 5, I have had 3 fish get sick. The first one was the only one to make it and was treated with the api salt and some melafix. The other two were also but died almost immediately after transition to the media tank. Which was a fresh 5 gal bucket at the time. Now the first one is back in big tank doing well. Almost all her fins back. Just missing a small portion of her tail now.
Anyone have some advice or watch I should do. The tanks been set up almost a year. Fish are all the same from the first few weeks.
Also I now have a liquid test kit. I test once a week although wasn't sure how accurate it would be cuz of so many frequent water changes. Should I keep changing the water should I do anything else? Help!!
Anyone have some advice or watch I should do. The tanks been set up almost a year. Fish are all the same from the first few weeks.
Also I now have a liquid test kit. I test once a week although wasn't sure how accurate it would be cuz of so many frequent water changes. Should I keep changing the water should I do anything else? Help!!