twincessna340a
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jun 16, 2010
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As a general synopsis, all the fish in my tank have developed the red gill. I confirmed this while observing one for another reason and looked into all of the gill which was completely red. I first noticed it in my Oto, but I seen pictures of "healty" Oto's with that coloration so I first thought it was just organs until I saw them in my Mosquito Fish, even in the MF I added about 6 hours prior. My Sailfin Mollies don't seem to be affected that much. They all seem to be acting normal: active swimming, full display of fins; active eating; active schooling; constant pooping all colors but white. They occasionally swim and hang near or on the surface of the tank (especially when I leave, but they live on the surface in my lagoon) My tanks is doing well too: my water is as clear as it ever has been, my gravel is significantly cleaned, feeding habits improved.
As a note: the Molly I introduced today might be sick - dorsal fin damaged; its sluggish, poor appetite, and has a red spot similar in color to the others at the base of its body near the fin. I put it in a breeder for observation.
1) 1x-Md Oto; ~10x Adult Mosquito Fish; 2x- Adult Sailfin Molly (all but Oto being wild caught from my brackish lagoon)
2) Ammonia-practially 0 ; Nitrite-3ppm; Nitrate-10ppm; pH-~7.7; Temp-78-87; KH-180; GH-120 (temp varies as its on a screened in porch in the shade...lagoon temp is at least 88 and reads 90 during the day also it has slighty higher pH, KH, and GH)
3) 20g tank about 1 month (with a 4" Java Fern since beg; another 2x 4" plants added today) Started as brackish, slowly weaned off salt...off salt for 3 weeks; just added light salt with major w/c to help 1 Molly brood. Aerated with 40g pump with 2 large airstones
4) Aqueon 10 & AquaClear 30 (after about 1.5 weeks)
5) Did a ~60% wc this afternoon, previously theyve been ~30% every 3rd day; use water conditioner; change filters as needed; vacuum gravel every time
6) Most MF since day 3/4; oto 4 days ago, 1x MF 1xMolly today
7) 2 4" Plants
8) Quality Flake Food; Occasional Bloodworms
Last thing I did before writing this post was changing both filters.
Please Help! Thanks!
As a note: the Molly I introduced today might be sick - dorsal fin damaged; its sluggish, poor appetite, and has a red spot similar in color to the others at the base of its body near the fin. I put it in a breeder for observation.
1) 1x-Md Oto; ~10x Adult Mosquito Fish; 2x- Adult Sailfin Molly (all but Oto being wild caught from my brackish lagoon)
2) Ammonia-practially 0 ; Nitrite-3ppm; Nitrate-10ppm; pH-~7.7; Temp-78-87; KH-180; GH-120 (temp varies as its on a screened in porch in the shade...lagoon temp is at least 88 and reads 90 during the day also it has slighty higher pH, KH, and GH)
3) 20g tank about 1 month (with a 4" Java Fern since beg; another 2x 4" plants added today) Started as brackish, slowly weaned off salt...off salt for 3 weeks; just added light salt with major w/c to help 1 Molly brood. Aerated with 40g pump with 2 large airstones
4) Aqueon 10 & AquaClear 30 (after about 1.5 weeks)
5) Did a ~60% wc this afternoon, previously theyve been ~30% every 3rd day; use water conditioner; change filters as needed; vacuum gravel every time
6) Most MF since day 3/4; oto 4 days ago, 1x MF 1xMolly today
7) 2 4" Plants
8) Quality Flake Food; Occasional Bloodworms
Last thing I did before writing this post was changing both filters.
Please Help! Thanks!