Really Red Gills?

[Jaydizzle707]

I've noticed that my fish

4 Guppies
5 Neon tetras
3 Cories

and a ton of frys that keep showing up, mainly the neon tetras and the guppies have red gills all of a sudden, no idea what it is,. My tank is a 20G and properly cycled any clues/ideaS?

 

[jetajockey]

I know the tank is cycled, but have you tested the water? Red gills are an indication of ammonia poisoning.

 

[Jaydizzle707]

just checked it and it looks like around .5ppm ammonia level.I changed the water like 2 days ago though and now im kinda afraid to change the water cuz i have a lot of frys in there and i dont want to suck em up. any tips? or can i just gie the tanmk a bath of Prime?

 

[jetajockey]

you can put a sponge over the intake tube to avoid sucking the fry up. Did you check nitrite levels as well? I'd do water changes at least every other day dosing with Prime until the minicycle is over.

 

[Jaydizzle707]

my problem is that my cory frys are on the glass of the tank how can i water change without me killing them by lowering the water level?

 

[jetajockey]

You mean cory eggs? I always scrape them off with a razor blade and hatch them out in a different tank since they'll probably get eaten if they stay in the community anyway.