mooncrow
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi ... Well, I'm beginning week 4 with my 29 gallon tank and 3 Orandas. It's been an enormous "struggle." My first tank had a slow leak that I didn't notice until after one week because I was doing so many water changes. I had to go back to PetSmart and get new tank and start over as far as cycling. At the same time, female Oranda "laced" everything with lovely strings of eggs, which had to be removed so fish wouldn't overeat and a male Oranda got Ich. I had to do salt treatment, and Ich appears to have been gone now for 3 weeks. I'm getting temp down ... it's at 75 now and lowering salt to normal level. Reaching ammonia level zero took three weeks ... nitrites are still kind'a high, but I'm hopeful I'm on the way to a cycled tank soon. I'm testing water twice daily. Alakalinity and Ph are a bit low, but I haven't felt comfortable "messing" with them since eveything else has been such a "drama."
Now .... I need to know if there's anything I should be "adding" ... like vitamens ? I'm using StressZyme and StressCoat and salt in water changes; feeding Oranda floating pellets, goldfish flakes (but not often ... they float right to the bottom and turn black in time), goldfish sinking pellets, freezedried bloodworms; and peas without hulls as treats. In an attempt not to overfeed, I've been "hand feeding" piece by piece so food won't scatter and get uneaten.
We've been through a lot, but my Orandas are sweet and coming out of water, trying to take food from my fingers. Thanks for any advise ...
Now .... I need to know if there's anything I should be "adding" ... like vitamens ? I'm using StressZyme and StressCoat and salt in water changes; feeding Oranda floating pellets, goldfish flakes (but not often ... they float right to the bottom and turn black in time), goldfish sinking pellets, freezedried bloodworms; and peas without hulls as treats. In an attempt not to overfeed, I've been "hand feeding" piece by piece so food won't scatter and get uneaten.
We've been through a lot, but my Orandas are sweet and coming out of water, trying to take food from my fingers. Thanks for any advise ...