DreamEcho2
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Good afternoon everyone. I'm a newbie to your website, but need some help/advice on my tank. I have a 14 gallon freshwater tank with the following fish:
1 Cloan Loach (had 2, one died from fin rot)
2 Dalmation Mollies
3 Tetras
3 Neon Glofish
1 Albino Algae Eater
About a month ago, one of my Neon Glofish died, I still don't know what happened. It seemed happy and was growing, then it's belly started to distend, its jaw protuded out, and it died. I'm guessing it was a parasite. I was treating the tank with Maracyn Two, but I guess it was too little too late. About 2 weeks ago, one of my Clown Loaches came down with fin rot. I treated the tank again with Maracyn Two, but again, too late. One of my Mollies seemed to have Ich a few days ago, so I treated the water with CopperSafe, and it looks fine now. Each time I was doing regular water changes, checked the levels, and raised the temperature gradually to about 82 degrees.
Everyone else has seemed fine and healthy since then, but this morning I noticed that my Albino Algae Eater is really lethargic. It was in the same spot this morning as it was last night. I stuck my hand in the tank and poked it, and it moved away from my hand, but slowly. Usually, it's really spastic if someone touches it. Now I'm concerned that I shouldn't have left it in the tank with CopperSafe. The bottle says that it's not safe for intervertebrates w/out exoskeletons... does this apply to Algae Eaters?
Also, my Tetras seem to be changing a bit. I've noticed that the end of their tails are turning a light brown color. Their tails look normal otherwise, they are eating fine, and are still very active. I read online that this is a sign of sexual maturity... is this the case?
Thanks in advance for any help/advise you can give!
1 Cloan Loach (had 2, one died from fin rot)
2 Dalmation Mollies
3 Tetras
3 Neon Glofish
1 Albino Algae Eater
About a month ago, one of my Neon Glofish died, I still don't know what happened. It seemed happy and was growing, then it's belly started to distend, its jaw protuded out, and it died. I'm guessing it was a parasite. I was treating the tank with Maracyn Two, but I guess it was too little too late. About 2 weeks ago, one of my Clown Loaches came down with fin rot. I treated the tank again with Maracyn Two, but again, too late. One of my Mollies seemed to have Ich a few days ago, so I treated the water with CopperSafe, and it looks fine now. Each time I was doing regular water changes, checked the levels, and raised the temperature gradually to about 82 degrees.
Everyone else has seemed fine and healthy since then, but this morning I noticed that my Albino Algae Eater is really lethargic. It was in the same spot this morning as it was last night. I stuck my hand in the tank and poked it, and it moved away from my hand, but slowly. Usually, it's really spastic if someone touches it. Now I'm concerned that I shouldn't have left it in the tank with CopperSafe. The bottle says that it's not safe for intervertebrates w/out exoskeletons... does this apply to Algae Eaters?
Also, my Tetras seem to be changing a bit. I've noticed that the end of their tails are turning a light brown color. Their tails look normal otherwise, they are eating fine, and are still very active. I read online that this is a sign of sexual maturity... is this the case?
Thanks in advance for any help/advise you can give!