Recent content by theharr89

Hello, we are looking at moving in the near future From Arizona to Colorado (72 hours max between tanks) and have 2 tanks we would like to take with us. Obviously the easiest solution would be to get rid of fish and start fresh when we get there but there are a couple that we are attached to and...

They seem to be just fine. Like I said at the beginning of the thread, one was in the tank just as long and the other is still just a baby. Both seem to be showing no symptoms so we moved them back to the big tank.

I am sad to say that he is giving up hope. He has stopped righting himself and is now getting stuck on the filter and in between some of the decorations. I guess it is time to say goodbye. :(

After searching and calling the pet stores, no one carries anti-bacterial food in town. I just got home and he is doing his floating upside down trick again now in the separate "balas only" tank. Things aren't looking good... I did manage to get a little better picture though...

On the melafix it says that it treats bacterial infections as well as open red sores. Would it be safe to use along side the medicated food?

Yes there is. I swabbed him this morning as well and he lost quite a few scales in the area that is affected. I started melafix to try to combat the white fungus looking stuff. Would using medicated food overdose them? I am trying to reduce the stress and don't want to add too many chemicals at...

I saw him eat at least a little this morning. He does seem to only do it when he is picked on by our Red Zebra so maybe it is a defensive strategy, like playing dead? We are setting up a separate tank for our balas right now because we think the isolation might be helpful.

He has started to float upside down at times. He can still swim around, but he seems more zoned out and will occasionally float upside down or sink down to the bottom of the tank for a few minutes, and then correct himself and swim back to his normal hang-out spot. Any idea if this is a...

Ok, thank you again. He was a little squirmy when I finally caught and swabbed him but he seemed to recieve it well. I will do a 50% water change right now with no salt added and we will see where that puts us.

Nitrates were showing between 10 and 20 ppm. So you are saying that I should be doing a 50% water change weekly? The ich meds were "removed" as per the instructions of treating once then again 48 hours later and a 25% water change 48 hours after that with fresh carbon in the filter. I did 25% on...

Hello, everything in the water was perfect when I checked it yesterday, except the nitrates were a little high. We used API Super Ich Cure at half the recommended dose as we were informed that the balas were sensitive to it. The aquarium salt we use is also API and we do 1 tablespoon per 5...

Hello, I was hoping I could get some input on what could possibly be wrong with one of my bala sharks. Some background: 3 weeks ago we treated the tank for Ich at half the recommended dosage and the Ich seekmed to be cured, did a 25% water change as per medication directions. 9 days ago we...