janekds
04-22-2016, 09:32 AM
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?
we left on holiday 2 weeks. left with gardener. tank water was orange when we came back. noticed this morning
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).
swimming really fast in circles and breaks in between. rubbing head and body along the glass
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
tried flavin, methylamine blue and bacteria medication. once and 8 ml each
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
35 gallon, 3 medium size discus, two stunted and 3 plecos. (8 fish)
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
10 percent a week
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
one month. minimal substate about 1 cm. plain gravel
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
no aging. anti chlorine
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 _____26 - 30 degrees
- ph _____?
- ammonia reading ____?
- nitrite reading ____?
- nitrate reading ____
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 ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
no, not for two weeks
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.
swimming really fast in circles, and taking breaks
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
we left on holiday 2 weeks. left with gardener. tank water was orange when we came back. noticed this morning
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).
swimming really fast in circles and breaks in between. rubbing head and body along the glass
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
tried flavin, methylamine blue and bacteria medication. once and 8 ml each
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
35 gallon, 3 medium size discus, two stunted and 3 plecos. (8 fish)
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
10 percent a week
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
one month. minimal substate about 1 cm. plain gravel
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
no aging. anti chlorine
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 _____26 - 30 degrees
- ph _____?
- ammonia reading ____?
- nitrite reading ____?
- nitrate reading ____
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 ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
no, not for two weeks
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.
swimming really fast in circles, and taking breaks