I have had 3 tiger barbs in a 55 gallon tank for 2 weeks. About 4 days ago 1/3 started looking like it was bleeding internally. Then 2 days ago another one started bleeding internally as well. The first one died, the second one I euthanized after seeing the first pass away. I did not want it to suffer like the first one might have.
I have never seen this before. This tank has been set up for over 2 years. Tank parameters are all normal. I do struggle keeping pH up and noticed it was low at about a 6 two months ago. Since then, I added crushed coral in a loose media bag to my filter. The pH stays between 7-8. No ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, or other issues. My filter is a marineland penguin 350 GPH with dual biowheels and there are 3/4 carbon filters. Not 4 because I need space to place the crushed coral bag. This filter is capable of handling up to 70 gallons thus only 3/4 carbon filters should be plenty?
There are about 10 black skirt tetras, 1 snail (<1inch in size), 1 pictus catfish (~7inches), 1 plecto (~2 inches), 2 rosy barbs (<2inches). Then the 3 tiger barbs which there is only one left now I changed the water at the beginning of January (~10%). I typically only do a 10% change once to twice a month with a python gravel vac. I add distilled water back in, aquarium salt, and a splash of stress coat and stress zyme. I feed tetra color tropical CRISPS once daily. I place a 3 day vacation feeder in the tank once a month just to supplement the snail and plecto's diet.
Will post tank and fish photos soon.
I have never seen this before. This tank has been set up for over 2 years. Tank parameters are all normal. I do struggle keeping pH up and noticed it was low at about a 6 two months ago. Since then, I added crushed coral in a loose media bag to my filter. The pH stays between 7-8. No ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, or other issues. My filter is a marineland penguin 350 GPH with dual biowheels and there are 3/4 carbon filters. Not 4 because I need space to place the crushed coral bag. This filter is capable of handling up to 70 gallons thus only 3/4 carbon filters should be plenty?
There are about 10 black skirt tetras, 1 snail (<1inch in size), 1 pictus catfish (~7inches), 1 plecto (~2 inches), 2 rosy barbs (<2inches). Then the 3 tiger barbs which there is only one left now I changed the water at the beginning of January (~10%). I typically only do a 10% change once to twice a month with a python gravel vac. I add distilled water back in, aquarium salt, and a splash of stress coat and stress zyme. I feed tetra color tropical CRISPS once daily. I place a 3 day vacation feeder in the tank once a month just to supplement the snail and plecto's diet.
Will post tank and fish photos soon.