ManiacMagoo
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a 55gal tank that has been setup for about 6 years moved several times but always saved the tank water for local moves. The tank started off for the past 6 years as a SA ciclid tank for my Jack Dempseies and a few other ciclids I had in it. They got to around 10" give or take an inch. I have not lost a fish in the past 8 years so I guess I'm lucky. I do weekly water changes normally 50% because of my ciclids. I have a fluval 304 and a HoB filter rated for a 150gal tank on it. I use my python during my water changes to vacuum the gravel. Here is my tank info and it has always stayed at these since in first cycled:
PH: 7.6
ammonia: 0
nitrites: 0
nitrates: unkown tester ran out a week ago and waiting on pay day for a new but never had an issue here before either
temp: 78
About 3 weeks ago I decided to make a change to my tank since I was quite bored with it. I sold my breeding Jack Dempsies and gave my other ciclids away. I did a water change like normal and cleaned the filters. I talked to our LFS and decided to go with a community tank which would end up my breeder tank once I get my new tank. I stuck 1 pleco, 6 harlequin, and 2 cory cats in for about a week to help keep the tank balanced. The tanks stats stayed the same. 1 week later I added 6 German Blue rams and they immediately started feeding and doing great. I went back to my LFS 1 week later and bought 7 cardinal tetras. After I got home and stuck them in my tank I noticed 3 days later 1 lost its color and dead. The next day I woke up to 2 dead rams. The tank stats never changed. Yesterday I noticed white spots forming on my cardinals so I slowly raised the temp thinking it was ich. Well this mourning they all looked great besides the spots on the tetras. At noon I looked in my tank to see the cardinals dead and 2 rams struggling. I tested the tank and still no changes. I did a 75% water change hoping to help get rid of whatever was in the tank some. I lost the last 2 rams and have one left now. My fish seem happy but I don't want to lose anymore. I did notice under the belly of one of the rams that died that there where little dark specks under his scales that looked kind of like parasites.
Friday I will get my new nitrate tester and hope that I don't lose anymore fish. I still have no clue what happened to the tank.
PH: 7.6
ammonia: 0
nitrites: 0
nitrates: unkown tester ran out a week ago and waiting on pay day for a new but never had an issue here before either
temp: 78
About 3 weeks ago I decided to make a change to my tank since I was quite bored with it. I sold my breeding Jack Dempsies and gave my other ciclids away. I did a water change like normal and cleaned the filters. I talked to our LFS and decided to go with a community tank which would end up my breeder tank once I get my new tank. I stuck 1 pleco, 6 harlequin, and 2 cory cats in for about a week to help keep the tank balanced. The tanks stats stayed the same. 1 week later I added 6 German Blue rams and they immediately started feeding and doing great. I went back to my LFS 1 week later and bought 7 cardinal tetras. After I got home and stuck them in my tank I noticed 3 days later 1 lost its color and dead. The next day I woke up to 2 dead rams. The tank stats never changed. Yesterday I noticed white spots forming on my cardinals so I slowly raised the temp thinking it was ich. Well this mourning they all looked great besides the spots on the tetras. At noon I looked in my tank to see the cardinals dead and 2 rams struggling. I tested the tank and still no changes. I did a 75% water change hoping to help get rid of whatever was in the tank some. I lost the last 2 rams and have one left now. My fish seem happy but I don't want to lose anymore. I did notice under the belly of one of the rams that died that there where little dark specks under his scales that looked kind of like parasites.
Friday I will get my new nitrate tester and hope that I don't lose anymore fish. I still have no clue what happened to the tank.
