Jadedrain_06
Aquarium Advice Regular
I have had Rama for about 4-5 days. The day I got him I checked the nitrates one more time and they were 20ppm and I have heard that anything below 40ppm is good. His fin tips were originally red and last night I noticed they were black. They haven't curled and seem to be there normal length. The black has not gone up the webbing just the tips. He has a good appetite and is wandering throughout the tank. He also isn't puffing out as much as he did the first couple of days. I tried to use a mirror to get a better look at his fins and encourage him to puff out. He did attack the mirror lol but didn't really open up. He is a picky guy already when it comes to eating (he likes the filter turned off) so I figured maybe the 20ppm was too high for him? Did a 90% WC and brought it down to 10ppm. Will probably do another tomorrow just didn't want to overly disturb him by continuously having to net him to move him for WC or stress him out with potential temp changes. His tank is between 73-78 degrees. I am thinking fin rot from nitrate burns. I had a goldfish awhile back that had ammonia burns so I figured it could happen with nitrates as well. Also I am not sure if it was poor water conditions from being in a tiny unheated cup at Petsmart. Any advice or other potential diagnoses are more then welcome. Thanks! =)
When doing a PWC you don't need to take him out of his tank (unless it really stresses him out to be in there). When your nitrates reach 20ppm it's usually recommended to do a PWC. 25-50% should be fine.
