mandy2936
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OK tank details: 20g 5 male Guppies, 4 Julii Cories, 6 Neon Tetra.
Everyone healthy, happy, and okay.
Today I went out and purchased two more Neon Tetras and a Dwarf Gourami.
WHAT HAPPENED:
I was floating the bag as I planned to acclimate them for 30 minutes. I turn my back for one second and find the bag sunk into the tank and the fish are released! They had only been acclimated for 5 minutes. Also, half of the bag water got into my tank!
The Neons began schooling right away. They had very minimal color, very dull. I figured they would brighten up when they adjust. The Dwarf Gourami seems to be doing well as of now. Pretty cheerful and exploring the tank.
I ate dinner and when I came back I noticed the Neons were still dull looking. I looked closer to find one of them had little grain-like white spots on him! I immediately panicked. Could this day get any worse? I assume it's ich.
Right away I scooped up both the two new Neons and placed them into a 1/2 gallon bowl with their tank water. That's the best I could do. I don't have a quarantine tank.
There is no filter or heater in this bowl. Soon the temperature is going to start dropping to room temperature, hopefully slowly enough though. I place the a dark towel around the tank to keep stress down a bit, they seem to be getting worse color wise.
I plan to return them tomorrow. At least they can be put into a filtered tank, rather than this bowl.
Will they survive the night?
MOST IMPORTANT:
Has a diseased been introduced into my tank?
I know it's bad enough the bag water got into my tank.. but now water that a fish with ich had been in? I'd say the fish had been in the tank for about 30-45 minutes before I noticed the ich and took them out.
WHAT CAN I DO? Please help! I'm a beginner and everything was going perfectly up until now!
I'm so upset. Please help.
Everyone healthy, happy, and okay.
Today I went out and purchased two more Neon Tetras and a Dwarf Gourami.
WHAT HAPPENED:
I was floating the bag as I planned to acclimate them for 30 minutes. I turn my back for one second and find the bag sunk into the tank and the fish are released! They had only been acclimated for 5 minutes. Also, half of the bag water got into my tank!
The Neons began schooling right away. They had very minimal color, very dull. I figured they would brighten up when they adjust. The Dwarf Gourami seems to be doing well as of now. Pretty cheerful and exploring the tank.
I ate dinner and when I came back I noticed the Neons were still dull looking. I looked closer to find one of them had little grain-like white spots on him! I immediately panicked. Could this day get any worse? I assume it's ich.
Right away I scooped up both the two new Neons and placed them into a 1/2 gallon bowl with their tank water. That's the best I could do. I don't have a quarantine tank.
There is no filter or heater in this bowl. Soon the temperature is going to start dropping to room temperature, hopefully slowly enough though. I place the a dark towel around the tank to keep stress down a bit, they seem to be getting worse color wise.
I plan to return them tomorrow. At least they can be put into a filtered tank, rather than this bowl.
Will they survive the night?
MOST IMPORTANT:
Has a diseased been introduced into my tank?
I know it's bad enough the bag water got into my tank.. but now water that a fish with ich had been in? I'd say the fish had been in the tank for about 30-45 minutes before I noticed the ich and took them out.
WHAT CAN I DO? Please help! I'm a beginner and everything was going perfectly up until now!
I'm so upset. Please help.