Fish_and_AFD
Aquarium Advice Newbie
1~Blue Wag Platy - 1 is seriously ill. 1 just has a weird placque. I have moved these 2 to the quarantine tank when the Ich out did not improve the situation in the DT.
2~Tank Parameters 02/15/2024
Ammonia 0 or .25
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 10 or 20
Temp 78 / 79
PH 8.0 or 8.2
Per API master test kit
3~75 Gallon; Set up 12/15/2023. Not properly cycled. Bought the tank, bought fish a few days later (newbie errror)
4~Fluval 110 - 500 gph
5~
1 tiny fry-1st seen 02/19/24
4 African Dwarf Frog
10 Nerite Snails (striped)
9 Neon Tetra
4 Blue Wag Platy
3 Red Wag Platy
4 Sanke Swordtail
2 Red Minor Tetra
6 Panda Coreydoras
1 Hornwort
1 driftwood
6~25% water change on DT 02/20/2024 post Ich treatment. While performing gravel vac.
Prior History. I, the newbie trusted big box store to test water and followed their advice.
I was advised to:
change 25% due to high Nitrites 12/24;
change 25 % again due to high nitrates 12/31;
Then Ich strikes the DT. I then set up a QT tank as I won't do this twice to mt DT.
Change 25% post Ich treatment 01/04/2024;
Change 50% as the Ammonia is too high 01/07.
Now I have a major bacteria bloom. I go to LFS (privately owned) - I was advised quit changing water add florabacter7 .
(Hindsight - a young, uncycled tank just went through 125% water change in 2 weeks)
02/01/2024 - I have a clear tank again. Somehow the fish survived this series of errors.
02/16/2024 I thought this was Ich again - just some flecks on tail of Blue Wag Platy and flashing. I have snails in the tank. I used API Super Ich with the 1st dose at 50% as recommended on the bottle to save the snails.
02/18/2024 Blue Wag looks worse. Second dose is 100% I need to save the fish - I hope the snails survive. (Snails survived).
02/20/2024 25% water change post ich while gravel vac.
7~The newest additions to the tank were snails.
8~no new changes.
9~They get a (1/8th teaspoon) top fin flakes, (1/16th teaspoon?) API bottom Feeder, (4) Aquatic frog and tadpole pellets by zoomed. Omega One freeze dried blood worms for occassional meal treat which is offset with no flakes.
The one fish has an odd single placque on one side.
The other fish is miserable in appearance but still buzzing around the tank and acting content.
I treated for Ich upon arrival in QT tank and she looks worse in appearance. Then I did more online reading and order Kanaplex. From my reading it seems we can't mix meds. So Today 02/22 is the second dose of ich treatment for the QT tank. Then I am thinking of moving to the Kanaplex.
The majority of the pics are of the very ill looking fish. Just 2 pics of the healthier one.
Please help me - help my fish!
2~Tank Parameters 02/15/2024
Ammonia 0 or .25
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 10 or 20
Temp 78 / 79
PH 8.0 or 8.2
Per API master test kit
3~75 Gallon; Set up 12/15/2023. Not properly cycled. Bought the tank, bought fish a few days later (newbie errror)
4~Fluval 110 - 500 gph
5~
1 tiny fry-1st seen 02/19/24
4 African Dwarf Frog
10 Nerite Snails (striped)
9 Neon Tetra
4 Blue Wag Platy
3 Red Wag Platy
4 Sanke Swordtail
2 Red Minor Tetra
6 Panda Coreydoras
1 Hornwort
1 driftwood
6~25% water change on DT 02/20/2024 post Ich treatment. While performing gravel vac.
Prior History. I, the newbie trusted big box store to test water and followed their advice.
I was advised to:
change 25% due to high Nitrites 12/24;
change 25 % again due to high nitrates 12/31;
Then Ich strikes the DT. I then set up a QT tank as I won't do this twice to mt DT.
Change 25% post Ich treatment 01/04/2024;
Change 50% as the Ammonia is too high 01/07.
Now I have a major bacteria bloom. I go to LFS (privately owned) - I was advised quit changing water add florabacter7 .
(Hindsight - a young, uncycled tank just went through 125% water change in 2 weeks)
02/01/2024 - I have a clear tank again. Somehow the fish survived this series of errors.
02/16/2024 I thought this was Ich again - just some flecks on tail of Blue Wag Platy and flashing. I have snails in the tank. I used API Super Ich with the 1st dose at 50% as recommended on the bottle to save the snails.
02/18/2024 Blue Wag looks worse. Second dose is 100% I need to save the fish - I hope the snails survive. (Snails survived).
02/20/2024 25% water change post ich while gravel vac.
7~The newest additions to the tank were snails.
8~no new changes.
9~They get a (1/8th teaspoon) top fin flakes, (1/16th teaspoon?) API bottom Feeder, (4) Aquatic frog and tadpole pellets by zoomed. Omega One freeze dried blood worms for occassional meal treat which is offset with no flakes.
The one fish has an odd single placque on one side.
The other fish is miserable in appearance but still buzzing around the tank and acting content.
I treated for Ich upon arrival in QT tank and she looks worse in appearance. Then I did more online reading and order Kanaplex. From my reading it seems we can't mix meds. So Today 02/22 is the second dose of ich treatment for the QT tank. Then I am thinking of moving to the Kanaplex.
The majority of the pics are of the very ill looking fish. Just 2 pics of the healthier one.
Please help me - help my fish!
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