B Phishin
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- 29 Gallon tank
- 100 and 150 Penguin Bio-Wheel Filtration System\
- 2 Heaters - 1 automatically set @ 78 Degrees (F), other is an Aqueon 100 Watt Submersible Heater set @ 82 Degrees (F)
-50 lbs of playsand (thoroughly rinsed/cleansed)
- Slabs of slate/limesone, couple small pieces of Malaysian driftwood, artificial plants
- ph - 7.5-8
- GH - 180
- kH - 120-180
- NO2 - 1-3 (working on that)
- NO3 - 0-40
- Tank Stock - 3 juvenile Angelfish, 2 German Blue Rams (GBRs), 1 spotted synadontis catfish (valentiana), and... 6 dead Cardinal Tetras (due to the ick/ich parasites in the last 48 hours). ---- very dissapointing.
Hello everyone. Need advice ASAP! Would much appreciate any input. I've had mytank setup for about 3 months now. The first month I let tried to let it cycle, and have been stocking the tank slowly over the past 2 months. For some rational, random reason, I came across 2 juvenile Brichardis (african cichlids) that were approx a 1/2 inch long (tiny and cute - I know.. very dumb of me) and thought I could throw them in my tank with my 6 cardinal tetras, 3 juvenile Angelfish (dime-sized), 2 GBRs (spawning couple), and 1 juvenile, spotted-synadontis catfish (valentiana). Noticed that as soon as I put them in there they began darting around the tank and scratched their sides on the sand and rock edges.. Didn't think much of it until I watched them nip at my cardinal tetras and saw the white spots on my innocent tetras! "DANG!!" is what I "kinda" said, but in other 4-lettered words. Then, I drove to my LPS, returned the Brichardis and bought API Super Ick Cure Powder. Poured in 3 pouches of the powder on Monday the 14th (1 pouch for every 10 gallons), woke up and 2 cardinal tetras were dead. Did the 2nd dosage (48 hours later) today after finding the other 4 cardinal tetras had passed, and now my spawning couple of GBRs is hyperventilating and not eating! Dont think they're going to be alive when I wake up.. I'm so frustrated and feel at fault. I dunno what I'm going to do if my Angels, GBRs and Spotted Synadontis Catfish dies... Please help.. This is painful and could use everybody's advice... Thanks in advance..
- 100 and 150 Penguin Bio-Wheel Filtration System\
- 2 Heaters - 1 automatically set @ 78 Degrees (F), other is an Aqueon 100 Watt Submersible Heater set @ 82 Degrees (F)
-50 lbs of playsand (thoroughly rinsed/cleansed)
- Slabs of slate/limesone, couple small pieces of Malaysian driftwood, artificial plants
- ph - 7.5-8
- GH - 180
- kH - 120-180
- NO2 - 1-3 (working on that)
- NO3 - 0-40
- Tank Stock - 3 juvenile Angelfish, 2 German Blue Rams (GBRs), 1 spotted synadontis catfish (valentiana), and... 6 dead Cardinal Tetras (due to the ick/ich parasites in the last 48 hours). ---- very dissapointing.
Hello everyone. Need advice ASAP! Would much appreciate any input. I've had mytank setup for about 3 months now. The first month I let tried to let it cycle, and have been stocking the tank slowly over the past 2 months. For some rational, random reason, I came across 2 juvenile Brichardis (african cichlids) that were approx a 1/2 inch long (tiny and cute - I know.. very dumb of me) and thought I could throw them in my tank with my 6 cardinal tetras, 3 juvenile Angelfish (dime-sized), 2 GBRs (spawning couple), and 1 juvenile, spotted-synadontis catfish (valentiana). Noticed that as soon as I put them in there they began darting around the tank and scratched their sides on the sand and rock edges.. Didn't think much of it until I watched them nip at my cardinal tetras and saw the white spots on my innocent tetras! "DANG!!" is what I "kinda" said, but in other 4-lettered words. Then, I drove to my LPS, returned the Brichardis and bought API Super Ick Cure Powder. Poured in 3 pouches of the powder on Monday the 14th (1 pouch for every 10 gallons), woke up and 2 cardinal tetras were dead. Did the 2nd dosage (48 hours later) today after finding the other 4 cardinal tetras had passed, and now my spawning couple of GBRs is hyperventilating and not eating! Dont think they're going to be alive when I wake up.. I'm so frustrated and feel at fault. I dunno what I'm going to do if my Angels, GBRs and Spotted Synadontis Catfish dies... Please help.. This is painful and could use everybody's advice... Thanks in advance..