Lauca
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
These two have gone down hill today. The cory has been looking a bit lethargic for about 24 hours, the betta seems only to have gone down hill in the last 5. Both have been in the hospital tank for 4 days now.
The hopsital tank is being treated with a broad spectrum remedy as the cardinals in it have ich and bacterial infections.
In Hospital Tank
- 4 cardinals (with ich)
- 1 bristlenose plec
- 4 pepper corys
- 1 betta
They have all been exposed to ich, ammonia spikes and bacterial infection within the last week.
The tank parameters are:
pH - 7.56
Ammonia - between 0.00 - 0.25 (the tank has had a 75% water change daily for the past 4 days. I highly doubt the ammonia levels are high enough to cause a problem but I suppose it is a possibility)
Nitrite - 0.00
Nitrate - 5.0
Temperature - 24 celsius
I have had two days in the hospital tank with no deaths. I was hoping things were on the mend but today my female betta seems to be going down hill rapidly and my cory is not getting any better.
The Patients:
The cory lays near the top, often on its side. I will have a few swims round the tank a day but does not hang with its friends. It will swim if disturbed but is mostly lethargic. I have not seen it eat, but I cannot confirm either way.
The betta has been fine until today. She ate breakfast, and has been eating everyday prior to this. She was active this morning. I noticed around 5 hours ago that was becoming lethargic. Next thing I know she's laying on the bottom of the tank, breathing heavily.
I know there is likely no saving the betta now. She is dying and it's happened very quickly.
I have been careful not to overdose the hospital tank with the broad spectrum remedy. It's had daily 75% water changes and have been using the recommend amount of aquarium salt. I dont know what is affecting either of them so badly. The cory has been like this for a while, but it seemed to happen to the betta very rapidly. Any advice would be appreciated
The hopsital tank is being treated with a broad spectrum remedy as the cardinals in it have ich and bacterial infections.
In Hospital Tank
- 4 cardinals (with ich)
- 1 bristlenose plec
- 4 pepper corys
- 1 betta
They have all been exposed to ich, ammonia spikes and bacterial infection within the last week.
The tank parameters are:
pH - 7.56
Ammonia - between 0.00 - 0.25 (the tank has had a 75% water change daily for the past 4 days. I highly doubt the ammonia levels are high enough to cause a problem but I suppose it is a possibility)
Nitrite - 0.00
Nitrate - 5.0
Temperature - 24 celsius
I have had two days in the hospital tank with no deaths. I was hoping things were on the mend but today my female betta seems to be going down hill rapidly and my cory is not getting any better.
The Patients:
The cory lays near the top, often on its side. I will have a few swims round the tank a day but does not hang with its friends. It will swim if disturbed but is mostly lethargic. I have not seen it eat, but I cannot confirm either way.
I know there is likely no saving the betta now. She is dying and it's happened very quickly.
I have been careful not to overdose the hospital tank with the broad spectrum remedy. It's had daily 75% water changes and have been using the recommend amount of aquarium salt. I dont know what is affecting either of them so badly. The cory has been like this for a while, but it seemed to happen to the betta very rapidly. Any advice would be appreciated