Jmurray17
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi everyone,
Background story
Around new years was cycling a second hand tank I got from a friend. 75 gallon, 4 ft tank.
Dad surprised me with a little 3-4 inch black ghost knife, as the LfS told him it would be fine in my established 20 Gallon until the big one was cycled.
Was so excited but also went into panic mode,
bGK actually did very well in small tank and did my cycle. Very active, happy in his pipe/log, good eater!
When I thought I was done I took sample into my LFS and they gave me all clear. Moved some tetras from small tank to big tank and they seemed fine for 2 weeks in there so moved BgK in.
bGK was fine for 2 weeks until today.
Water param are amm 0 and nitrite 0....I don't have a kit for nitrate :S
I found the BGK lying on his side in the corner by the heater and filter intake.
Immediately moved him to my smaller quarantine tank 20g.
Have done a 50% water change and double dosed with stress coat (said to double dose in case of bacteria and stress etc)
He seems marginally better, I then tried feeding some brine shrimp directly to him.
It seems he is completely exhausted beyond the point of caring? Barely moving fins and there is quite rapid gill movement
Please help I am new to the hobby and have no other ideas :S
Thank you in advance!
Background story
Around new years was cycling a second hand tank I got from a friend. 75 gallon, 4 ft tank.
Dad surprised me with a little 3-4 inch black ghost knife, as the LfS told him it would be fine in my established 20 Gallon until the big one was cycled.
Was so excited but also went into panic mode,
bGK actually did very well in small tank and did my cycle. Very active, happy in his pipe/log, good eater!
When I thought I was done I took sample into my LFS and they gave me all clear. Moved some tetras from small tank to big tank and they seemed fine for 2 weeks in there so moved BgK in.
bGK was fine for 2 weeks until today.
Water param are amm 0 and nitrite 0....I don't have a kit for nitrate :S
I found the BGK lying on his side in the corner by the heater and filter intake.
Immediately moved him to my smaller quarantine tank 20g.
Have done a 50% water change and double dosed with stress coat (said to double dose in case of bacteria and stress etc)
He seems marginally better, I then tried feeding some brine shrimp directly to him.
It seems he is completely exhausted beyond the point of caring? Barely moving fins and there is quite rapid gill movement
Please help I am new to the hobby and have no other ideas :S
Thank you in advance!