Jharvey
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi folks - I need some advice for my male guppy who has been hiding for the past couple of days. [I have a not-great history with the guppies from my LFS - I've had mollies, danios (which I re-homed), and tetras that have all done great but several guppy deaths Please let me know if there is something about my parameters that you think is causing this.] I couldn't see much but have never had any luck quarantining other guppies so I wasn't going to bother, but then he was out enough for me to get a good look and his tail fin looks almost shredded. I see no discoloration of any kind on the fin. I haven't seen any actual fin-nipping but my oldest molly is definitely territorial and will regularly chase any/all of the other mollies or guppies. It is also possible that his back looks a little more curved than normal - hard to tell.
So, I just moved the injured/sick guppy into a 5-gal QT using the tetrawhisper 10i filter from the main tank. I added 1 T of aquarium salt. Whereas he was almost constantly hiding under plants or in decorations in the main tank, he is now swimming around actively in the QT.
Am I doing the right thing with the QT and the salt? Do you think I should also medicate? Is it likely to be from nipping? Is there any long-term remedy outside of getting rid of this or the aggressive molly?
Thanks so much!
specs:
I have a 30g tall tank established for 5 months. Ammonia and nitrites are at 0. nitrates are between 5-10ppm (I have such a hard time reading that one), 81 degrees; pH 7.8
I have an aquaclear 50 HOB filter and a tetrawhisper 10i that I keep in the main tank in case I need to instacycle a quarantine tank.
I have 2 guppies (male); 4 mollies (1 male); 6 neon tetras; 4 cardinal tetras; 2 baby mollies (2 weeks old) in a breeder net/tank
I do weekly water changes/vaccumings of at least 5 gallons.
I feed them Aqueon tropical flake food once per day.
I haven't added any new materials, plants, or in the last month. (But have aquarium gravel for substrate, a couple of aquarium decorations, 4 real plants, 2 fake plants)
The guppy in question was added about 2 months ago.
So, I just moved the injured/sick guppy into a 5-gal QT using the tetrawhisper 10i filter from the main tank. I added 1 T of aquarium salt. Whereas he was almost constantly hiding under plants or in decorations in the main tank, he is now swimming around actively in the QT.
Am I doing the right thing with the QT and the salt? Do you think I should also medicate? Is it likely to be from nipping? Is there any long-term remedy outside of getting rid of this or the aggressive molly?
Thanks so much!
specs:
I have a 30g tall tank established for 5 months. Ammonia and nitrites are at 0. nitrates are between 5-10ppm (I have such a hard time reading that one), 81 degrees; pH 7.8
I have an aquaclear 50 HOB filter and a tetrawhisper 10i that I keep in the main tank in case I need to instacycle a quarantine tank.
I have 2 guppies (male); 4 mollies (1 male); 6 neon tetras; 4 cardinal tetras; 2 baby mollies (2 weeks old) in a breeder net/tank
I do weekly water changes/vaccumings of at least 5 gallons.
I feed them Aqueon tropical flake food once per day.
I haven't added any new materials, plants, or in the last month. (But have aquarium gravel for substrate, a couple of aquarium decorations, 4 real plants, 2 fake plants)
The guppy in question was added about 2 months ago.