Joetoyc
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Tank Specs:
46 gallon
Custom 2-gallon external canister filter W/ internal filtration before pump
Nitrates: 5
Nitrites: 0
Ammonia:0
Ph: 7.2
GH: 75
KH: 80-120
Finished fishless cycle last Wednesday, added a Powder Blue Gourami. For first three days he showed no signs of stress or any sickness. On Saturday I added 6 Neon Tetras, the Gourami has be skulking in the bottom of the tank ever since. This morning I noticed that 4 of the Tetra have fins deterioration. One’s is so bad that most of his tail fin is gone. I see no swelling or redness, so I cannot tell if it is finrot they are suffering from or if the Gourami is nipping at them. I know that my Ph is a little high for Neon’s, but I’ve added peat moss to my filter to bring it down. Is finrot contagious, should I quarantine the Tetras? There are two that seem to be doing fine, which is why I’m thinking my Gourami is being a bully. Any advice would be great.
46 gallon
Custom 2-gallon external canister filter W/ internal filtration before pump
Nitrates: 5
Nitrites: 0
Ammonia:0
Ph: 7.2
GH: 75
KH: 80-120
Finished fishless cycle last Wednesday, added a Powder Blue Gourami. For first three days he showed no signs of stress or any sickness. On Saturday I added 6 Neon Tetras, the Gourami has be skulking in the bottom of the tank ever since. This morning I noticed that 4 of the Tetra have fins deterioration. One’s is so bad that most of his tail fin is gone. I see no swelling or redness, so I cannot tell if it is finrot they are suffering from or if the Gourami is nipping at them. I know that my Ph is a little high for Neon’s, but I’ve added peat moss to my filter to bring it down. Is finrot contagious, should I quarantine the Tetras? There are two that seem to be doing fine, which is why I’m thinking my Gourami is being a bully. Any advice would be great.