Dreadz
Aquarium Advice Activist
My female ram has today appeared with a torn tail fin, her black stripes are far more obvious and her belly is very pink. The male has been chasing her all over the place and she spends more time hiding in the vals at the back of my tank.
I've tried to photograph her as best I can
I can't figure out whether they're mating or preparing to, or whether he's just terrorising her, but more than that am not sure if I should treat with something like silver proteinate to prevent infection in her torn fins.
I don't currently have a QT tank available as its become my main tank until I can set up my replacement display tank so I would have to treat the whole tank and don't want to start pumping meds into my tank only to make all my other fish ill!
I currently have:
2 GBR's
2 angels
1 common plec
3 clown loaches
2 bala sharks
3 albino cory's
6 corydoras sterbai
Water tests at:
0 ammonia and nitrite,
10ppm nitrate,
temp is currently 31deg C due to an outbreak of ich which seems to be clearing up.
I know clowns are particularly sensitive to ich meds but don't know enough about meds to be confident I can dose my tank with silver proteinate to prevent her getting infected without harming all the other fish.
Someone help please!!
I've tried to photograph her as best I can
I can't figure out whether they're mating or preparing to, or whether he's just terrorising her, but more than that am not sure if I should treat with something like silver proteinate to prevent infection in her torn fins.
I don't currently have a QT tank available as its become my main tank until I can set up my replacement display tank so I would have to treat the whole tank and don't want to start pumping meds into my tank only to make all my other fish ill!
I currently have:
2 GBR's
2 angels
1 common plec
3 clown loaches
2 bala sharks
3 albino cory's
6 corydoras sterbai
Water tests at:
0 ammonia and nitrite,
10ppm nitrate,
temp is currently 31deg C due to an outbreak of ich which seems to be clearing up.
I know clowns are particularly sensitive to ich meds but don't know enough about meds to be confident I can dose my tank with silver proteinate to prevent her getting infected without harming all the other fish.
Someone help please!!