Tetra sick?

[TetraHelp]

That was from June 30th

 

[TetraHelp]

Should I do the salt right away or wait to see if the water change fixes things?

 

[Colin_T]

I would do a water change, gravel clean the substrate, clean the filter and glass, then add salt. If the red line is bacterial, the sooner you start treating, the more chance of success.

 

[TetraHelp]

I got a good amount of the algae cleaned off and did a large water change so I guess I'll add the salt rn. There's still some algae and stuff but I ran out of time cause the water level was getting low.

 

[TetraHelp]

Just want to double check that this is the correct amount of salt?? It looks like enough to make my tank ready for ocean fish lol.

 

[Colin_T]

I have no idea how much salt is in that cup.

If you used a tablespoon from the kitchen, use 2 heaped tablespoons of salt for the 20 gallon tank. If there's no improvement after 48 hours, add another 2 heaped tablespoons of salt.

 

[TetraHelp]

Oh I thought u said 1 per 5 gallons so that's 4 tbs which just looks like a lot to me

 

[TetraHelp]

How much water should I mix it with?
Nvm I'm just mixing it with 1 cup of water but adding it super slowly

 

[Colin_T]

Oh I thought u said 1 per 5 gallons so that's 4 tbs which just looks like a lot to me

I did, I screwed up my previous post. 20 gallons 20 litres

use 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres (5 gallons) of water.

 

[TetraHelp]

Oh ok I only did 2 tbs so far. Should I add the other 2 or can I just wait and see if 2 is enough.

 

[Colin_T]

do the other 2

 

[TetraHelp]

Did the other 2 and not much has changed. For some reason it's been pooping all day so idk what that means.

 

[Colin_T]

give it a couple of days with salt and see if anything changes.

pooping a lot is usually from being fed a lot.

 

[TetraHelp]

Still nothing

 

[Colin_T]

You can try a broad spectrum medication that treats bacteria and fungus. Methylene Blue does both and is pretty safe but it wipes out filter bacteria and stains things blue so use it in a separate container. If that doesn't help then maybe an antibiotic but I don't know which one or what is available.

You can leave the salt in the tank while you use Methylene Blue or other medications.