Crazyhermitcrab
Aquarium Advice Freak
Deathl death death.
The toilet bowl is now reeking of fish.
My fish are going belly up everyday day.
I bought two sick mollies. They had slightly raised scales that had a white fungus like patch under them. Than my balloon Molly's head turned white. I gave him salt bath treatments 4 times a day for 4 days. He seemed to get better than he was almost unable to move. I had to put him to sleep. On Tuesday I got fungus medicine, bacteria medicine, methanol green, formatyhde, and more salt. I basically bombed the tank. I gave salt baths to possibly sick fish.
It seemed to be working. 2 more fish died by Sunday. A Cory catfish and a guppy. I noticed a lot of my shrimp were dead too. Most Likly due to the medicine. Then I noticed my GIANT swordtail female had a worm like fuzz coming out of her gill. She was fine otherwise. I put her in ISO, she survived overnight. The next day (today) I left the room and came back and she was DEAD. I checked my tank. They were all fine. I went downstairs to eat dinner. Upon my return I found. Dead male swordtail. An hour goes by and suddenly my female Betta's face is a white fuzz. Please help me.
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
Betta, live bearer, Cory.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
0 ammonia, 0 nitrate, 15 nitrate. 7.4 PH, 76 F
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
40 gallons, cycled for 6 months.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
I am using a 40 gallon filter and a 10 gallon filter
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
4 guppies, 2 swordtails, 2 female bettas, 2 Cory, 2 ottos, 5 molly fry.
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?
Yesterday, I removed 10 gallons. 25% of tamk water. I have sand not gravel. Last Tuesday I did a 75% water change
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? Some are new, most are old.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
New fish
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
I recently tried live brine shrimp. I give them lots of freeze dried foods, and flakes,
The toilet bowl is now reeking of fish.
My fish are going belly up everyday day.
I bought two sick mollies. They had slightly raised scales that had a white fungus like patch under them. Than my balloon Molly's head turned white. I gave him salt bath treatments 4 times a day for 4 days. He seemed to get better than he was almost unable to move. I had to put him to sleep. On Tuesday I got fungus medicine, bacteria medicine, methanol green, formatyhde, and more salt. I basically bombed the tank. I gave salt baths to possibly sick fish.
It seemed to be working. 2 more fish died by Sunday. A Cory catfish and a guppy. I noticed a lot of my shrimp were dead too. Most Likly due to the medicine. Then I noticed my GIANT swordtail female had a worm like fuzz coming out of her gill. She was fine otherwise. I put her in ISO, she survived overnight. The next day (today) I left the room and came back and she was DEAD. I checked my tank. They were all fine. I went downstairs to eat dinner. Upon my return I found. Dead male swordtail. An hour goes by and suddenly my female Betta's face is a white fuzz. Please help me.
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
Betta, live bearer, Cory.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
0 ammonia, 0 nitrate, 15 nitrate. 7.4 PH, 76 F
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
40 gallons, cycled for 6 months.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
I am using a 40 gallon filter and a 10 gallon filter
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
4 guppies, 2 swordtails, 2 female bettas, 2 Cory, 2 ottos, 5 molly fry.
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?
Yesterday, I removed 10 gallons. 25% of tamk water. I have sand not gravel. Last Tuesday I did a 75% water change
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? Some are new, most are old.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
New fish
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
I recently tried live brine shrimp. I give them lots of freeze dried foods, and flakes,