Sydsmom367
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Wednesday night as I was putting the little fishies to bed, I noticed one of my male guppies appeared to be bloated with a big string of poo hanging out. I figured he must be constipated and gave him and his tank mates a breakfast the following morning of frozen peas, cooked and peeled. I gave them the same meal that evening and again this morning. How long should I feed them peas? How long does it take for it to work? Should I start giving them regular food again (Topfin Tropical fish flakes)? I hope it’s not Dropsy. He still seems a little bit active and his scales do not appear to be raised, however, his lips do seem to be a bit more puckered and swollen like.
I set this tank up at the end of June and did an in-fish cycle with the 2 male guppies. It is a Grreat Choice 10 gallon started kit that came with the hood light and an internal canister filter with a 90 gph flow rate. It has a filter cartridge and bio grid. I have not yet replaced or even remove the filter cartridge. I also have a Terta HT30 auto adjusting heater that is keeping the tank between 78-80°f. I test regularly using the API liquid master test kit and by the first week of August, the tank was fully cycled and I added 7 Harlequin Rasboras, 3 have since died and I have no plan on replacing them. I then added 3 Red Cherry Shrimp this past Monday. I tested this morning, AM-0, NO2-0, NO3-20ppm, PH-7.8 followed by a 50% WC with API Stress Coat+. I typically do a 40-50% WC every 7-10 days and vacuum the gravel at that time.
I set this tank up at the end of June and did an in-fish cycle with the 2 male guppies. It is a Grreat Choice 10 gallon started kit that came with the hood light and an internal canister filter with a 90 gph flow rate. It has a filter cartridge and bio grid. I have not yet replaced or even remove the filter cartridge. I also have a Terta HT30 auto adjusting heater that is keeping the tank between 78-80°f. I test regularly using the API liquid master test kit and by the first week of August, the tank was fully cycled and I added 7 Harlequin Rasboras, 3 have since died and I have no plan on replacing them. I then added 3 Red Cherry Shrimp this past Monday. I tested this morning, AM-0, NO2-0, NO3-20ppm, PH-7.8 followed by a 50% WC with API Stress Coat+. I typically do a 40-50% WC every 7-10 days and vacuum the gravel at that time.