bamboostew
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Trouble with new tank
Hello, new member here! Also new to the aquarium scene
I have a 30 gallon freshwater tank that I set up with plastic plants, decorations, gravel, a heater, a filter (Fluval Aquaclear for 50 gal), and two air stones. I let the tank cycle for approximately 5 days (per the recommendation of a Petsmart employee) after adding a bacterial supplement before purchasing one calico ryukin goldfish and one black moor goldfish (kept together in a tank at Petsmart, so I assumed they were compatible). I was careful in testing tank parameters prior to purchase (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, and pH), and all checked out (0 ppm, 10-20 ppm, 0 ppm, and 7.4). I also conditioned all tap water prior to adding it to the tank. My black moor exhibited signs of stress (sitting on the bottom in the corner) almost immediately after adding him to the tank (I allowed the fish to acclimate to the aquarium temperature - 73 degrees - by placing their plastic bag in the water for about 20 min prior to releasing them). A couple of days later, my black moor developed ich (?) (white spots all over his body). I called Petsmart and an employee recommended that I use Melafix (API) to treat. I did this according to directions on the bottle, but it didn't help. I called again, got a different employee, and this person recommended that I treat with Super Ich cure (API) (at this point both of my fish were infected). I am on the second cycle of this treatment (two 48 hour cycles recommended), and it seems to be helping the ryukin. My black moor however, is not going to make it.
I would greatly appreciate any advice on what I did wrong / what I should do next.
I would like to get another black moor at some point, but am now unsure about compatibility (should I get two black moors?) and the health of my tank.
It saddens me that my fish is dying
Thank you all!!
Hello, new member here! Also new to the aquarium scene
I have a 30 gallon freshwater tank that I set up with plastic plants, decorations, gravel, a heater, a filter (Fluval Aquaclear for 50 gal), and two air stones. I let the tank cycle for approximately 5 days (per the recommendation of a Petsmart employee) after adding a bacterial supplement before purchasing one calico ryukin goldfish and one black moor goldfish (kept together in a tank at Petsmart, so I assumed they were compatible). I was careful in testing tank parameters prior to purchase (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, and pH), and all checked out (0 ppm, 10-20 ppm, 0 ppm, and 7.4). I also conditioned all tap water prior to adding it to the tank. My black moor exhibited signs of stress (sitting on the bottom in the corner) almost immediately after adding him to the tank (I allowed the fish to acclimate to the aquarium temperature - 73 degrees - by placing their plastic bag in the water for about 20 min prior to releasing them). A couple of days later, my black moor developed ich (?) (white spots all over his body). I called Petsmart and an employee recommended that I use Melafix (API) to treat. I did this according to directions on the bottle, but it didn't help. I called again, got a different employee, and this person recommended that I treat with Super Ich cure (API) (at this point both of my fish were infected). I am on the second cycle of this treatment (two 48 hour cycles recommended), and it seems to be helping the ryukin. My black moor however, is not going to make it.
I would greatly appreciate any advice on what I did wrong / what I should do next.
I would like to get another black moor at some point, but am now unsure about compatibility (should I get two black moors?) and the health of my tank.
It saddens me that my fish is dying
Thank you all!!