We have had our tank since May this year and all was well until about October when our Molly died. Since then, 4 guppies, a pleco, and a neon tetra have died. My sons beloved goldfish (he won it and it's the reason we got a tank. I know he will need moved) is not well. He had 3 black spots on his head and open sores on his sides. We bought a water test kit today and the water is very alkaline. We are working on getting it back down.
1~What type of fish is afflicted? Fun fair goldfish
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Ammonia <0.25ppm, nitrites, 0ppm; nitrates, <5ppm, ph- > 8.8. Temp 74.
3~ How large is the tank? 60 gallon tank set up since May
4~What type of filtration are you using? Marine land penguin biowheel 350
5~How many fish are in the tank? 1 goldfish 1.5", 3 rainbow fish 2", 2 adult guppies, 1 Platy, 4 tiger barbs, 4 neon tetras, 1 small rubber lipped pleco
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? Sunday. How often do you do this? Once a week. How much water do you remove at a time? 25-30%
7~How long have you had the fish? Since April. He was originally in a 5 gallon tank.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--no
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet? Tropical flakes.
as I said, our tank was doing quite well for 4-5 months until late October.
1~What type of fish is afflicted? Fun fair goldfish
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Ammonia <0.25ppm, nitrites, 0ppm; nitrates, <5ppm, ph- > 8.8. Temp 74.
3~ How large is the tank? 60 gallon tank set up since May
4~What type of filtration are you using? Marine land penguin biowheel 350
5~How many fish are in the tank? 1 goldfish 1.5", 3 rainbow fish 2", 2 adult guppies, 1 Platy, 4 tiger barbs, 4 neon tetras, 1 small rubber lipped pleco
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? Sunday. How often do you do this? Once a week. How much water do you remove at a time? 25-30%
7~How long have you had the fish? Since April. He was originally in a 5 gallon tank.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--no
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet? Tropical flakes.
as I said, our tank was doing quite well for 4-5 months until late October.