lpn4
Aquarium Advice Activist
Okay, maybe I just need to vent here. My 20g betta tank has ich. Cycled, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 5 (that's my tap water for ya), ph 7.6, co2 injection, all plants doing amazing, fish doing well, temp 77 and holding. No power outages. Lights on for the same time daily. Maybe too much light? 75 watt from 7a to 7p. However, this is just a light fixture laying over the top of the tank, so much of the light is lost in the room. There are only 4 fish in this tank! Watching my babies this evening, I noticed that my male and female betta have ich. This is sooo distressing. I added 2 neon tetras last week, but none of them have ich (yet). The bettas are older in the tank, but have it first. This tells me it is the tank that is causing ich, and not my lfs bringing it. I think.