zfro09
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Feb 27, 2014
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Answer these Qs to ensure we have as much information as possible about your ailing fish and its environment:
1~What type of fish is afflicted? Oscar about 4 inches a portion of his body scales are gone with slimy clearish stuff coming from that spot.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)?.5ppm,0ppm, 0-2 ppm, 80 degrees, 7.2
3~ How large I ax ls the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 55 gallon. 1 month
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
CF300 aquatop 264gs an hour
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
1 Oscar 1.5 in, 2 jack Ds 3in and 2in, 2 angels 2in and 3in, 1 pleco 2in
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? 3 days ago with vacuum 50% this morning no vacuum. Usually 25-50%
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? All about a month
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?new dechlorinator COLOR Am X, new pieces of driftwood
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? Flakes and cichlid gold
1~What type of fish is afflicted? Oscar about 4 inches a portion of his body scales are gone with slimy clearish stuff coming from that spot.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)?.5ppm,0ppm, 0-2 ppm, 80 degrees, 7.2
3~ How large I ax ls the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 55 gallon. 1 month
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
CF300 aquatop 264gs an hour
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
1 Oscar 1.5 in, 2 jack Ds 3in and 2in, 2 angels 2in and 3in, 1 pleco 2in
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? 3 days ago with vacuum 50% this morning no vacuum. Usually 25-50%
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? All about a month
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?new dechlorinator COLOR Am X, new pieces of driftwood
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? Flakes and cichlid gold
