fishesfriend
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
This morning, for the 1st time, I noticed my largest CL (approx 1 yr) has partitally shredded dorsal and tail fins. The other 5 do not, nor do any of the other 19 fish in the tank.
My water is always great, and none of my fish have ever had this. I read everywhere that fin rot is a dirty water problem. Should I quarantine to medicate or treat the tank? Maracyn 2 okay?
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia - 0, nitrites - 0, nitrates - 20, temp - 80, pH - 8). Please give exact values.
3~ How large is the tank? 54g corner How long has the tank been set up? 13 mos
4~What type of filtration are you using? Eheim Professional 4+ 600
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? I'm at 105% of capacity w/filtration and water changes that negate that. And this is a lot to list.
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? Thurs (today is Sat) How often do you do this? Twice/wk How much water do you remove at a time? 15% to 25% & one 50% every other wk if needed.
7~How long have you had the fish? 11 mos. If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? No.
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? They get flake (regular alternated w/color flakes), shrimp pellets, tubifex worms, frozen blood worms, zuchinni, cucumber, they will get into the cory's sinking wafers too. Diet change is I added pellets last night.
My water is always great, and none of my fish have ever had this. I read everywhere that fin rot is a dirty water problem. Should I quarantine to medicate or treat the tank? Maracyn 2 okay?
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia - 0, nitrites - 0, nitrates - 20, temp - 80, pH - 8). Please give exact values.
3~ How large is the tank? 54g corner How long has the tank been set up? 13 mos
4~What type of filtration are you using? Eheim Professional 4+ 600
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? I'm at 105% of capacity w/filtration and water changes that negate that. And this is a lot to list.
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? Thurs (today is Sat) How often do you do this? Twice/wk How much water do you remove at a time? 15% to 25% & one 50% every other wk if needed.
7~How long have you had the fish? 11 mos. If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? No.
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? They get flake (regular alternated w/color flakes), shrimp pellets, tubifex worms, frozen blood worms, zuchinni, cucumber, they will get into the cory's sinking wafers too. Diet change is I added pellets last night.