westward13
Aquarium Advice Regular
It's been just about 2 weeks since I've had my aquarium up and running and it's been a tumultuous first couple of weeks to say the least.
I added fish after only 3 days... per the recommendation of 2 lfs. Only after the fact did I find out that it's much better to cycle the tank before adding any fish.
I've already treated the tank for ich with Super Ich as a few fish starting showing signs of it within the first couple of days and now my tank has been growing a white spotty-looking film all around the glass, on the thermometer and even on the filter intake tubes. I've been scraping the white spots off 1-2 times a day with my algae scraper but they always grow back or readhere themselves fairly quickly. In addition to the spots on the glass, my tiger barbs have quickly developed a serious case of fin rot (2 of the 3 have since died) and one of my opaline gouramis have a white film over both eyes and has been occasionally sitting on the bottom of the tank.
Can anyone help me to figure out what's causing this? I realize the ich was probably from the stress of introducing the fish too quickly but it's only been 2 weeks and I've already done 2 water changes (a 10% water change after a week and a 25-30% water change yesterday). I'm also treating the tank with something that the lfs recommend I try. I don't remember the name but I think it's an antibiotic tablet of sorts. I have to use 1 per 10 gallons of water (I've got a 75 gallon tank) and repeat it daily for 5 days.
Does anyone know for sure if this is a bacterial fungus that I'm having problems with and if there are any other measures that I can take to help get rid of it as soon as possible so as to prevent any further casualties?
I added fish after only 3 days... per the recommendation of 2 lfs. Only after the fact did I find out that it's much better to cycle the tank before adding any fish.
I've already treated the tank for ich with Super Ich as a few fish starting showing signs of it within the first couple of days and now my tank has been growing a white spotty-looking film all around the glass, on the thermometer and even on the filter intake tubes. I've been scraping the white spots off 1-2 times a day with my algae scraper but they always grow back or readhere themselves fairly quickly. In addition to the spots on the glass, my tiger barbs have quickly developed a serious case of fin rot (2 of the 3 have since died) and one of my opaline gouramis have a white film over both eyes and has been occasionally sitting on the bottom of the tank.
Can anyone help me to figure out what's causing this? I realize the ich was probably from the stress of introducing the fish too quickly but it's only been 2 weeks and I've already done 2 water changes (a 10% water change after a week and a 25-30% water change yesterday). I'm also treating the tank with something that the lfs recommend I try. I don't remember the name but I think it's an antibiotic tablet of sorts. I have to use 1 per 10 gallons of water (I've got a 75 gallon tank) and repeat it daily for 5 days.
Does anyone know for sure if this is a bacterial fungus that I'm having problems with and if there are any other measures that I can take to help get rid of it as soon as possible so as to prevent any further casualties?