Naturlabio
12-10-2014, 01:39 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?
One of my wild green tefe donīt feed 15-20 days ago, the others fish have a good nutrition although they are a little apathetic. I had a high nitrates level a few days before (15 mg/l)
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).
The fish donīt eat and move her fins very fast although this symptoms is similar in all fish. His faeces are long and white
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
I havenīt tryed any treatments, only I have gone down nitrate levels with several waters changes
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
one tank of 158 gal. with 3 wild green diskus and 1 semirroyal with 17 cm. His tankmates are 20 Ottocinclus vittatus and 15 Corys pygmaeus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
I usually change 15 gal everyday but when nitrates went up, I changed 80% every 4 days
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
The tank has been running 1 year and 6 months and have a silica sand of 5-6 cm deep
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No
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: 82,4šF
- ph: 6,05 with ph-controller
- ammonia reading: 0
- nitrite reading: 0 mg/l
- nitrate reading: now is 5 mg/l
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 ____
- RO water: 100% OR water but ph is stable because my kh is 2
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Nothing
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.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KxJboHWHsXw/VIg6QJSJm5I/AAAAAAAACs0/9HZ1eLseE8g/w433-h577-no/20141209_201009.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U9OflABcUsg/VIg6QBIrB1I/AAAAAAAACs0/NIKMDdkuexQ/w433-h577-no/20141209_201033.jpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtOXhDY5INw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg7AUeNoPCY
Thanks
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
One of my wild green tefe donīt feed 15-20 days ago, the others fish have a good nutrition although they are a little apathetic. I had a high nitrates level a few days before (15 mg/l)
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).
The fish donīt eat and move her fins very fast although this symptoms is similar in all fish. His faeces are long and white
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
I havenīt tryed any treatments, only I have gone down nitrate levels with several waters changes
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
one tank of 158 gal. with 3 wild green diskus and 1 semirroyal with 17 cm. His tankmates are 20 Ottocinclus vittatus and 15 Corys pygmaeus
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
I usually change 15 gal everyday but when nitrates went up, I changed 80% every 4 days
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
The tank has been running 1 year and 6 months and have a silica sand of 5-6 cm deep
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
No
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: 82,4šF
- ph: 6,05 with ph-controller
- ammonia reading: 0
- nitrite reading: 0 mg/l
- nitrate reading: now is 5 mg/l
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 ____
- RO water: 100% OR water but ph is stable because my kh is 2
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Nothing
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.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KxJboHWHsXw/VIg6QJSJm5I/AAAAAAAACs0/9HZ1eLseE8g/w433-h577-no/20141209_201009.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U9OflABcUsg/VIg6QBIrB1I/AAAAAAAACs0/NIKMDdkuexQ/w433-h577-no/20141209_201033.jpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtOXhDY5INw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg7AUeNoPCY
Thanks