Hey everyone.
I recently lost quite a few fish in my 36 gallon tank to ich.
3 guppies and one pleco. My husband and I have been using a malachite green treatment and most recently, Melafix, plus water changes galore and then some...
The fishies who have survived are happier than ever. However, one of my turquoise fancy male guppies has a hole in his pretty tail. Any advice?
Also, I have a 14 gallon BioCube that I reserved for tetras. I had to move a few from our 15 gallon to rescue them from a very aggressive gourami. Now I feel the tank is overstocked. The water is crystal clear, but we know that doesn't mean anything. Note: I know I stocked the tank quickly but I had to rescue the tetras ASAP.
Ammonia 0
pH 7.2
Nitrite .25 ppm
Nitrate 20 ppm
We'll be doing a 50% PWC in a few minutes.
The 14 gallon BioCube has:
- 2 Black Widow tetras
- 1 black skirt tetra
- 2 Buenos Aires tetras
- 2 Lampeye tetras
- 1 bristlenose pleco (he's tiny now - we'll move him soon.)
I'd like to transfer some tetras to the 36 gallon which now houses
- 5 platys
- 2 guppies
- 3 scissor tail rasboras
Now, how long should we treat the 36 gallon to make sure all the disease is gone? After that, when is it safe to consider adding more fish?
Also, the 14 gallon BioCube is loaded! Who, if any, can move to the 36 gallon?
Talk about stress.
I recently lost quite a few fish in my 36 gallon tank to ich.
3 guppies and one pleco. My husband and I have been using a malachite green treatment and most recently, Melafix, plus water changes galore and then some...
The fishies who have survived are happier than ever. However, one of my turquoise fancy male guppies has a hole in his pretty tail. Any advice?
Also, I have a 14 gallon BioCube that I reserved for tetras. I had to move a few from our 15 gallon to rescue them from a very aggressive gourami. Now I feel the tank is overstocked. The water is crystal clear, but we know that doesn't mean anything. Note: I know I stocked the tank quickly but I had to rescue the tetras ASAP.
Ammonia 0
pH 7.2
Nitrite .25 ppm
Nitrate 20 ppm
We'll be doing a 50% PWC in a few minutes.
The 14 gallon BioCube has:
- 2 Black Widow tetras
- 1 black skirt tetra
- 2 Buenos Aires tetras
- 2 Lampeye tetras
- 1 bristlenose pleco (he's tiny now - we'll move him soon.)
I'd like to transfer some tetras to the 36 gallon which now houses
- 5 platys
- 2 guppies
- 3 scissor tail rasboras
Now, how long should we treat the 36 gallon to make sure all the disease is gone? After that, when is it safe to consider adding more fish?
Also, the 14 gallon BioCube is loaded! Who, if any, can move to the 36 gallon?
Talk about stress.