teadragon15
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong
with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
3 guppies, 5 mollies, 4 emerald eye rasboras. They are all either hiding, resting at the surface, laying on the bottom sometimes, or their tails are drooping--making them swim with their head upwards. The tank was recently hit with ich really bad and I treated for that for several weeks using the heat and salt method after I didn't have much luck with quick cure. There should be PLENTY of oxygen in the water, as I reduced the water level by 2-3 inches AND have a pretty good sized air stone in there...
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
all readings show 0ppm
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
29 gal set up for about a month and a half
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
aqueon for 30-50 gal tank
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
see #1
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
I did a water change yesterday of about 30%
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
I've had the fish for about 2-3 weeks now, I acclimated them by resting the bag in the tank and then later adding some tank water
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
No
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
aqueon color enhancing flakes
with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
3 guppies, 5 mollies, 4 emerald eye rasboras. They are all either hiding, resting at the surface, laying on the bottom sometimes, or their tails are drooping--making them swim with their head upwards. The tank was recently hit with ich really bad and I treated for that for several weeks using the heat and salt method after I didn't have much luck with quick cure. There should be PLENTY of oxygen in the water, as I reduced the water level by 2-3 inches AND have a pretty good sized air stone in there...
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
all readings show 0ppm
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
29 gal set up for about a month and a half
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
aqueon for 30-50 gal tank
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
see #1
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
I did a water change yesterday of about 30%
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
I've had the fish for about 2-3 weeks now, I acclimated them by resting the bag in the tank and then later adding some tank water
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
No
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
aqueon color enhancing flakes