bearrock
09-02-2013, 05:25 PM
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
I moved to a new house that is about two hours from where I was. I am now on well water (I was on city water). I do have a PH difference, the old house was 7.8 and the new house seems to be 7.6 (There is no difference if I age the water). I moved the entire tank and had the fish back in a complete working system with-in 3.5hrs (pretty impressive since it was a two hour commute. They seemed fine for the first week and my wife decided to add two new discus to the five that were already established. After about two days one by one (other than the two new fish) my old fish have all turned dark, clamped their fins and huddle in a corner. I have upped my water changes to 75% every other day and I am not reading any parameters that strike me as out of place. Most of the fish still come to the front of the tank when I approach it like they are hungry but eat very little if at all when I do feed. I have moved to keeping the lights off during the day and keeping the water as clean as possible but they do not seem to be getting any better. I also have three threadfin acara grow-outs all about 1.5" and 10 neon tetras all of which seem to be fine.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
NONE
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish. 150gal 7discus, 3 threadfin acara @ 1.5" and 10 neon tetras
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often). 75% every other day
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it? Was up for two years at the old house and two weeks at the new location
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing. No and no difference in aged water
8. 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 __86___
- ph __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading __0__
- nitrate reading __5ppm__
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 __Well water now Municipal at prior location__
- municipal water ____
- RO water ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
2 new discus
10. 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.
It would be hard to get a picture but they tend to huddle with their nose toward the surface in one corner. They have turned dark and now seem to be on occasion (maybe once or twice a day that I see) twitching/darting.
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
I moved to a new house that is about two hours from where I was. I am now on well water (I was on city water). I do have a PH difference, the old house was 7.8 and the new house seems to be 7.6 (There is no difference if I age the water). I moved the entire tank and had the fish back in a complete working system with-in 3.5hrs (pretty impressive since it was a two hour commute. They seemed fine for the first week and my wife decided to add two new discus to the five that were already established. After about two days one by one (other than the two new fish) my old fish have all turned dark, clamped their fins and huddle in a corner. I have upped my water changes to 75% every other day and I am not reading any parameters that strike me as out of place. Most of the fish still come to the front of the tank when I approach it like they are hungry but eat very little if at all when I do feed. I have moved to keeping the lights off during the day and keeping the water as clean as possible but they do not seem to be getting any better. I also have three threadfin acara grow-outs all about 1.5" and 10 neon tetras all of which seem to be fine.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
NONE
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish. 150gal 7discus, 3 threadfin acara @ 1.5" and 10 neon tetras
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often). 75% every other day
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it? Was up for two years at the old house and two weeks at the new location
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing. No and no difference in aged water
8. 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 __86___
- ph __7.6___
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading __0__
- nitrate reading __5ppm__
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 __Well water now Municipal at prior location__
- municipal water ____
- RO water ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
2 new discus
10. 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.
It would be hard to get a picture but they tend to huddle with their nose toward the surface in one corner. They have turned dark and now seem to be on occasion (maybe once or twice a day that I see) twitching/darting.