MitcherNeaf
Aquarium Advice Regular
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2006
- Messages
- 74
Hey guys havent posted in a while but everything has been going great with my tank until recently. Just checked my water for amonia,nitrate,nitrite lvls, everything seems good small amt of nitrates like a 10 not very high thats usually where it is. I have a 55 gal with 4 cherry barbs in it, recently 2 of them have been floating to the top and just hanging out there not moving much. Finally today i found 1 of them dead, and can only find one other one. Searched around and cant find the other 2 but they do tend to hide sometimes. I checked lvls after he died so i dont think he effected the water.
Also my bala shark is floating straight up and down or pretty close to that. He can swim normally but then when he stops he floats like that, and on both of his sides there is a whiteish blotch that you can see. Its sort of glossy white, as well the black on his dorsal fin is fading. He doesnt look healthy, could this be some sort of parasite?
Lastly i just bought 2 blue gourami's that were fine for the first couple days and now the one is fine and the other just floats in the corner. The first day i had them they were very active and eating well now the one isnt doing very well. I chased him from the corner and he swam around fine but then once again went right back to it just floating there. So im thinking i got something in this tank. Any ideas of where to start and what to try. Ive never medicated my tank and want to do it right, i trust you guys more than the LFS. Thanks and I am sure my little fish will thankyou too.
Mitch
PS also i havent done a water change as of late, i have been adding water due to the lvl getting low but with the parameters being good and i use an outside water line and its so cold i cant turn it on i havent been doing partial water changes, is this where i should start or should i start medicating, cause this has been going on for maybe 2 weeks now.
Also my bala shark is floating straight up and down or pretty close to that. He can swim normally but then when he stops he floats like that, and on both of his sides there is a whiteish blotch that you can see. Its sort of glossy white, as well the black on his dorsal fin is fading. He doesnt look healthy, could this be some sort of parasite?
Lastly i just bought 2 blue gourami's that were fine for the first couple days and now the one is fine and the other just floats in the corner. The first day i had them they were very active and eating well now the one isnt doing very well. I chased him from the corner and he swam around fine but then once again went right back to it just floating there. So im thinking i got something in this tank. Any ideas of where to start and what to try. Ive never medicated my tank and want to do it right, i trust you guys more than the LFS. Thanks and I am sure my little fish will thankyou too.
Mitch
PS also i havent done a water change as of late, i have been adding water due to the lvl getting low but with the parameters being good and i use an outside water line and its so cold i cant turn it on i havent been doing partial water changes, is this where i should start or should i start medicating, cause this has been going on for maybe 2 weeks now.