equinecpa
Aquarium Advice Regular
I have a 30 gallon hex aquarium started in September. The water parameters all test OK : Ammonia -0, nitrites - 0 , nitrates -5-10, Ph-8.0, temperature about 75. I do water changes regularily but have not done one since 12/22 due to being away.
I had 2 ottos, 2 small clown loaches, 3 angels and a betta.
Everything was going well despite a huge algae bloom due to this being a planted tank and me not being able to get tank balanced (nitrates, light and co2). Algae bloom is under control now, and the water is crystal clear.
The first fish to die was an otto after I had him about 6 weeks (I had heard that ottos can be difficult, so I just credited this to an unhealthy specimen). Then a clown loach died at christmas ( I thought maybe because my hubby dropped a nail in the tank and didn't notice?). Now I have an angel lieing on his side. So that means I have lost 2 fish and now a 3rd is on the way out in a months time.
I did add Jungle tabs for fin rot this week because the betta has a bad case and one of the angels looks like his fins are a bit tattered. The betta has improved drastically.
The angel that is dieing was bought at the same time as my other pair and has always looked poorer than the others, the others have doubled or tripled in size and are bigger than a silver dollar (including fins they are about 7-8 inches tall), whereas he has only grown a bit (maybe 3-4 inches tall). His fins have always been bent up. Could it be that he just had something wrong with him?
I'll do a water change once the fin rot stuff has worked its course (4 days, I put it in on Monday so I should be able to do a water change tomorrow, Friday)
I'd like to get more fish as the tank is looking a bit sparse but want to fix whatever is causing these deaths before I do that! The angel that is dieing does not have fin rot, nor did the other two fish that died. They all pretty much died without symptons. How long should I wait before adding more fish?
Carolyn
I had 2 ottos, 2 small clown loaches, 3 angels and a betta.
Everything was going well despite a huge algae bloom due to this being a planted tank and me not being able to get tank balanced (nitrates, light and co2). Algae bloom is under control now, and the water is crystal clear.
The first fish to die was an otto after I had him about 6 weeks (I had heard that ottos can be difficult, so I just credited this to an unhealthy specimen). Then a clown loach died at christmas ( I thought maybe because my hubby dropped a nail in the tank and didn't notice?). Now I have an angel lieing on his side. So that means I have lost 2 fish and now a 3rd is on the way out in a months time.
I did add Jungle tabs for fin rot this week because the betta has a bad case and one of the angels looks like his fins are a bit tattered. The betta has improved drastically.
The angel that is dieing was bought at the same time as my other pair and has always looked poorer than the others, the others have doubled or tripled in size and are bigger than a silver dollar (including fins they are about 7-8 inches tall), whereas he has only grown a bit (maybe 3-4 inches tall). His fins have always been bent up. Could it be that he just had something wrong with him?
I'll do a water change once the fin rot stuff has worked its course (4 days, I put it in on Monday so I should be able to do a water change tomorrow, Friday)
I'd like to get more fish as the tank is looking a bit sparse but want to fix whatever is causing these deaths before I do that! The angel that is dieing does not have fin rot, nor did the other two fish that died. They all pretty much died without symptons. How long should I wait before adding more fish?
Carolyn