orioncivic
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi, I need help! Ok so the main issues are I have a red stripe angel fish and a arc eyed hawkfih that are not doing so well with ick and hyposalinity. I lowered the sg to 1.010 over a week and everyone seemed fine. After hitting 1.010 mark a few hours later i noticed the angel was swimming oddly. Then this morn. she was at the bottom trying to just stay up. I mixed up water at sg of 1.020 from a combination of display and quarintine. I went to get her and she was on her side, I put her in the mix and now she is upright on the bottom but not swimming. breathing is fast but stable, as of a week ago when i started this the parameters were sg 1.025, temp 79, amon.0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5, ph 8.2, phosphate 5, calcium 500. Im gonna test again later. Im assuming i need to raise the salinity for awhile. oh the hawkfish is swimming fine but not eating today but i notice the scales look swollen or raised along his dorsal fins on either side. thinking he doesnt like the sg, but he is a lot harder to catch even in a fairly bare tank. anyone have this problem before or any sugestions would be great. I know my qt is not ideal but i was in a pinch when the angel got sick. also i have 2 adult engineer gobies 2 zebra dartfish 1 adult 1 spot dasel 1 sm green chromis and the angel and hawk. I know im forgeting something