MrPillow
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hey guys,
After finishing cycling my new tank it was time to put some fish in it, and I decided to go with a Blue Hap, roughly 2.75". I got him about 5 days ago. First 2 days in the tank lights were off and he was acclimating. He has already gotten used to eating out of my hand, knows when it's feeding time, etc. I noticed yesterday a few rogue white spots on his fins, and a couple on his face...
Over the course of 2 days I raised the temp from its norm of 79 up to 86/87. I added salt at a concentration of 1tbs per 5 gallons. Is waiting it out all I can do at this point? Would daily gravel-vac's help eliminate the bugs?
Tank parameters are as follows -
NH3/4 - 0ppm
NO2 - 0ppm
NO3 - 10/15ppm
pH - 8.4
Are there any precautions I should take during the heat/salt treatment in a newly established tank?
Hopefully the lil guy will pull through, he's been awesome so far, one of my favorite fish
Any other ideas? He's the only one in his tank, so pretty much anything goes as far as he is concerned!
After finishing cycling my new tank it was time to put some fish in it, and I decided to go with a Blue Hap, roughly 2.75". I got him about 5 days ago. First 2 days in the tank lights were off and he was acclimating. He has already gotten used to eating out of my hand, knows when it's feeding time, etc. I noticed yesterday a few rogue white spots on his fins, and a couple on his face...
Over the course of 2 days I raised the temp from its norm of 79 up to 86/87. I added salt at a concentration of 1tbs per 5 gallons. Is waiting it out all I can do at this point? Would daily gravel-vac's help eliminate the bugs?
Tank parameters are as follows -
NH3/4 - 0ppm
NO2 - 0ppm
NO3 - 10/15ppm
pH - 8.4
Are there any precautions I should take during the heat/salt treatment in a newly established tank?
Hopefully the lil guy will pull through, he's been awesome so far, one of my favorite fish
Any other ideas? He's the only one in his tank, so pretty much anything goes as far as he is concerned!