Tefloncat
12-10-2019, 09:24 PM
Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
Noticed today, pair are breeding, removed from DT 6 days ago
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).
Appears healthy for breeding dark, fecal matter solid brown, healthy appetite, definitely guarding brood, fins normal with exception of the white spot.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
His mate is being treated for HITH disease with
metronidazole 500mg/day qd for 10 days.
Have tried nothing else due to free swimming fry (not sure what they can and can't tolerate)
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
40 gallon breeder, tank is divided other side has breeding pigeons. All fish are 5-6" maybe slightly bigger
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
50%/daily plus 5 gallons after each feeding to clean bottom.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Tank has been running in garage with only java ferns, aerator, internal moving bed filter with K1 micro biomedical. Brought in house last week did NOT clean.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Water is ro/di (150 gallons/day) with aeration and heated to 86⁰f
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
API STRESS COAT plus used when using tap 1ml/gallon
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 -84.9
- ph -6
- ammonia reading 1ppm (yes 1 rpm and I'm not understanding why)
- nitrite reading- 0ppm
- 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 ____
- municipal water ____
- RO water straight but add 1/4 tsp Rift Lake salt
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Were previously in 100 gallon planted DT and were breeding weekly (and stressing themselves hence females HITH...at least my theory)
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.
Currently 3 times/day straight bloodworms, they WILL boycott, drop their fins go in corner and sulk. I'm not kidding
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.
Noticed today, pair are breeding, removed from DT 6 days ago
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).
Appears healthy for breeding dark, fecal matter solid brown, healthy appetite, definitely guarding brood, fins normal with exception of the white spot.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
His mate is being treated for HITH disease with
metronidazole 500mg/day qd for 10 days.
Have tried nothing else due to free swimming fry (not sure what they can and can't tolerate)
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
40 gallon breeder, tank is divided other side has breeding pigeons. All fish are 5-6" maybe slightly bigger
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
50%/daily plus 5 gallons after each feeding to clean bottom.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Tank has been running in garage with only java ferns, aerator, internal moving bed filter with K1 micro biomedical. Brought in house last week did NOT clean.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Water is ro/di (150 gallons/day) with aeration and heated to 86⁰f
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
API STRESS COAT plus used when using tap 1ml/gallon
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 -84.9
- ph -6
- ammonia reading 1ppm (yes 1 rpm and I'm not understanding why)
- nitrite reading- 0ppm
- 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 ____
- municipal water ____
- RO water straight but add 1/4 tsp Rift Lake salt
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
Were previously in 100 gallon planted DT and were breeding weekly (and stressing themselves hence females HITH...at least my theory)
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.
Currently 3 times/day straight bloodworms, they WILL boycott, drop their fins go in corner and sulk. I'm not kidding
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.