woodsplace1
Aquarium Advice Freak
Ok...I will try to answer questions in the order they were posted on the website to the best my knowledge and hope that someone can help out...
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability ... Dalmation molly, she seems to be lagging at the bottom, not swimming as much, tail dragging down more than the top of her body, not eating as usual.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values. Ammonia 0, nitrate 0, Nitrite 0.5, Total hardness 120, Total alkalinity buffering cap (ppm) 180, pH 8.0 (which has been high, I have been trying to get this down by more frequent water changes.
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 10 gallon, set up since end of December, cycled since Feb.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. HOB filtration system, AquaClear 20 Power Filter 378 L per hour - Maximum Output: 100 U.S. gal per hour - Full Flow Control: 124 L per hour - Full Flow Control: 33 U.S. gal per hour - Power Consumption: 6 W - Maximum Aquarium Capacity: 75 L - Maximum Aquarium Capacity: 20 U.S. gal
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? 2 female dalmation mollies, 1 that is very pregnant, (not the one that seems sick but she is swimming very irradically around the sick one), one ADF and 1 mini clown pleco, we did have a male dalmation but he was removed once we found out about how many live fish we could actually have and did not have the space for that many fish...
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
I did a 50 % water change today with vacuum gravel, normally I do this once/week at least a 25% water change once/week if I can, up to 50.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? Had the fish since the end of Jan, acclimated them first in the tank slowly, just the mollies by themselves.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? I have added ground cover and a small cave for the pleco and cover for the babies when she drops, added them about a week ago.
9A~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
I have been adding frozen blood worms over the past few weeks, and I alternate between flakes tropical food and veggies, the blood worms are for the ADF, but the fish seem to eat them up like candy. He only gets them fbw every 2-3 days...
I have noticed her stool is white, like there is no constitency to it at all, she is burrowing in the gravel alot like she is struggling to swim now. I did feed her some peas to see if she was constipated and today when she pooped it was green from the peas...
if you have any ideas, please let me know...there are no marks or spots on any fish, no other fish seem sick, the pregger molly just seems to be "jetting" from one end to the other around her quickly...
don't laugh, could she be heart broken because I removed the male? they seemed to hang out together ALOT since the other molly was preggers. oh well, thanks for listening!
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability ... Dalmation molly, she seems to be lagging at the bottom, not swimming as much, tail dragging down more than the top of her body, not eating as usual.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values. Ammonia 0, nitrate 0, Nitrite 0.5, Total hardness 120, Total alkalinity buffering cap (ppm) 180, pH 8.0 (which has been high, I have been trying to get this down by more frequent water changes.
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 10 gallon, set up since end of December, cycled since Feb.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. HOB filtration system, AquaClear 20 Power Filter 378 L per hour - Maximum Output: 100 U.S. gal per hour - Full Flow Control: 124 L per hour - Full Flow Control: 33 U.S. gal per hour - Power Consumption: 6 W - Maximum Aquarium Capacity: 75 L - Maximum Aquarium Capacity: 20 U.S. gal
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? 2 female dalmation mollies, 1 that is very pregnant, (not the one that seems sick but she is swimming very irradically around the sick one), one ADF and 1 mini clown pleco, we did have a male dalmation but he was removed once we found out about how many live fish we could actually have and did not have the space for that many fish...
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
I did a 50 % water change today with vacuum gravel, normally I do this once/week at least a 25% water change once/week if I can, up to 50.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? Had the fish since the end of Jan, acclimated them first in the tank slowly, just the mollies by themselves.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? I have added ground cover and a small cave for the pleco and cover for the babies when she drops, added them about a week ago.
9A~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
I have been adding frozen blood worms over the past few weeks, and I alternate between flakes tropical food and veggies, the blood worms are for the ADF, but the fish seem to eat them up like candy. He only gets them fbw every 2-3 days...
I have noticed her stool is white, like there is no constitency to it at all, she is burrowing in the gravel alot like she is struggling to swim now. I did feed her some peas to see if she was constipated and today when she pooped it was green from the peas...
if you have any ideas, please let me know...there are no marks or spots on any fish, no other fish seem sick, the pregger molly just seems to be "jetting" from one end to the other around her quickly...
don't laugh, could she be heart broken because I removed the male? they seemed to hang out together ALOT since the other molly was preggers. oh well, thanks for listening!
