crystalbettas
Aquarium Advice Activist
My goldfish is sick. His mouth is red and swollen and now he's just been sitting at the bottom of the tank. I've had him quarantined to a 10 gallon tank for probably about two weeks now. maybe more. i had some fungus cure in the house so i tried that. the treatment ended with no results. so i got some melafix (bacterial infection treatment).
my question here is, these things kill bacteria, right? if so, that means it'll kill my good bacteria and screw up the nitrogen cycle in the tank. being that he's not a tiny goldfish anymore (about 3 or 4 inches now) and in a smallish tank, how do i go about keeping him from dying from ammonia overdose?
the bottle of melafix says to add the stuff every day for 7 days and remove the carbon filter cartridge during treatment. i'm going to save the cartridge in a bucket of water to keep those bacteria alive. is that a good idea, or am i going to just reintroduce the bad bacteria to the tank? should i do water changes to keep the ammonia levels low? should i add bacteria supplements during the treatment? should i just leave it alone? am i being paranoid?
someone please answer some of these questions, i'm losing my mind over this.
my question here is, these things kill bacteria, right? if so, that means it'll kill my good bacteria and screw up the nitrogen cycle in the tank. being that he's not a tiny goldfish anymore (about 3 or 4 inches now) and in a smallish tank, how do i go about keeping him from dying from ammonia overdose?
the bottle of melafix says to add the stuff every day for 7 days and remove the carbon filter cartridge during treatment. i'm going to save the cartridge in a bucket of water to keep those bacteria alive. is that a good idea, or am i going to just reintroduce the bad bacteria to the tank? should i do water changes to keep the ammonia levels low? should i add bacteria supplements during the treatment? should i just leave it alone? am i being paranoid?
someone please answer some of these questions, i'm losing my mind over this.