jmeunier
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I've got a cichlid tank with a 1 Red Terror, 1 Green Severum, 1 Green Terror, 2 Convicts, and 2 Jack Dempseys. About 1 week ago I noticed what looks like a small white buildup on the base of the side fins on the Red Terror. It's gotten a bit bigger, and the Red Terror is now mostly inactive, just staying on the bottom of the tank, and not really eating. Any ideas? Is this ich? None of the other fish seem to be infected.
One thing that's become strange about the tank (and I'm pulling my hair out on this one!) is that whenever I feed them (literally, within 30 seconds), the water suddenly becomes ultra-cloudy. It's normally crystal clear, but clouds right up at feeding time. I'm feeding them Tetra mini-cichlid granules. Never had this problem before--it's only been in the last week. It's like there's a level of something in the water that gets pushed over the threshold when food is added. It takes about 5 hours after feeding for the water to get back to 'normal.' Could this be related?
Thanks;
Jay
One thing that's become strange about the tank (and I'm pulling my hair out on this one!) is that whenever I feed them (literally, within 30 seconds), the water suddenly becomes ultra-cloudy. It's normally crystal clear, but clouds right up at feeding time. I'm feeding them Tetra mini-cichlid granules. Never had this problem before--it's only been in the last week. It's like there's a level of something in the water that gets pushed over the threshold when food is added. It takes about 5 hours after feeding for the water to get back to 'normal.' Could this be related?
Thanks;
Jay