becrac16
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I decided to consolidate my earlier threads into this one.
This past week, I was losing panda corys like nobody's business due to (what I think is) fin rot. I lost 3 out of 6. Water parameters showed a really high level of nitrates (160ppm) so I've been doing water changes for the past 3 days and gave one dosing of melafix. My tiny bristlenose pleco seems to have started coming down with it too, but it doesn't look like it has gotten worse in the past few days.
Today, the rummynose tetra school seems out of sorts. One died and the rest are hanging out close to the bottom. I did notice that the one that died looked like it had red gills, but it's hard to tell one a rummynose.
The tanks is planted, but I wouldn't say heavily. Its a 55 gal that has been set up for over a year, but just recently (2 months) has it had fish in it again. Ammonia is 0, nitrites are 0, pH is 7, temp at 76.
Any ideas on what to do? It seems like the corys are doing a bit better (haven't lost any) but the bristlenose, rummynose, and healthy sterbia corys have slowed down a lot. Should I dose again with melafix? Gah.
This past week, I was losing panda corys like nobody's business due to (what I think is) fin rot. I lost 3 out of 6. Water parameters showed a really high level of nitrates (160ppm) so I've been doing water changes for the past 3 days and gave one dosing of melafix. My tiny bristlenose pleco seems to have started coming down with it too, but it doesn't look like it has gotten worse in the past few days.
Today, the rummynose tetra school seems out of sorts. One died and the rest are hanging out close to the bottom. I did notice that the one that died looked like it had red gills, but it's hard to tell one a rummynose.
The tanks is planted, but I wouldn't say heavily. Its a 55 gal that has been set up for over a year, but just recently (2 months) has it had fish in it again. Ammonia is 0, nitrites are 0, pH is 7, temp at 76.
Any ideas on what to do? It seems like the corys are doing a bit better (haven't lost any) but the bristlenose, rummynose, and healthy sterbia corys have slowed down a lot. Should I dose again with melafix? Gah.