Originally Posted by
Shan_Evolved
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Hello these are the parameters below
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started
I got this fish with 5 other fish on last thursday and arrived with tail and fin damaged but on subsequent days its condition get worse and worse
I acquired as a group of 6 last Thursday. This one had little fish damage on arrival but subsequent days it gets worst for this fish
2.
Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds).
hiding most of time rotten on tail and fins
no fish has started eating yet. most of the time they hide. that fish is rotting tail and headstanding some time
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
right now I am treating whole tank with salt and melafix as per the directions
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
tank size is 120 gallons and set up 4 months before 5 discus all in one batch 8 tetras
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
usually 20 percent weekly
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
its bare bottom and 4 months running
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
I water change straight from tap with prime ph is between 6.8 to 7
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
prime after straight from tap
9. Parameters and water source;
Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.
- temp _82____
- ph __6.8 to 7___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading _less then 5___
- nitrate reading _10___
What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.
- well water ____
- municipal water 100____
- RO water ____
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
no
11. Please tell us what you feed your fish and how often. This can be critical information for solving the problem so be as specific as you can.
They have not started eating yet. I tried frozen beefheart and live brineshrimp
12. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them.