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    Possible Ich break out

    in Diseases

    Posted · Edited by lmhicks101
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    Sorry for the long post but there's been a lot. If you just want to know the details of right now it's the last paragraph. I started this tank 3 weeks ago and probably tried to many things at once. Sorry fist tank. I started with a few plants and added frits ammonia and frits 700 to seed the tank. I also used some koi tank filter sponge water in my HOB. I then went on a trip for several days and dropped a couple small pieces of raw chicken in there to hold the ammonia. Came back and the tank was at 6 ammonia so got them out and did a change. 

    After that I added some fish food and kept it around 2-3 ammonia. A week later I ended up getting a few nerite snails and since it was my sons birthday I got 6 cardinals and kept dosing with prime every 24-36 hours in small amounts for the tank. I did a 50% water change a week later and this whole time I never saw any nitrites. After talking with some people they suggested getting more bioload and use stability instead so I added the cardinals and betta and I've been dosing stability and prime. The day they got in I also did the med trio per the article below and everyone did fine and I fed them a little here and there. 

    Well 2 days ago I decided to get the rest of my fish as its been 3 weeks and the LFS has been holding them for me but they don't have alot of space. I got them in and fed them the next day a little pinch of food and some betta bites. Everyone was fine. Last night I fed them bloodworms to build up some strength before having to fast again during being medicated again. I also did a 50% water change last night and while the water was low trimmed some plants back and added a banana plant and duck weed. SO I'm sure they're stressed. I also turned the lights out and left them alone the rest of the night. The water change did leave a ton of oxygen in the tank. Everything was coated in small bubbles so I left the air filter off for about an hour and it cleared up eventually. 

    Just dosed the med trio again this morning and just now saw my khulis are all out and swimming like crazy and have a few white spots. They never come out in a group and if they do they're all hiding under a plant. My betta is acting stressed too but that might be because the khulis are all in his spot and going crazy. I also found my Hillstream loach dead. He must have been dead a couple days and died in the house where the khulis list as he was stripped of skin and all his fins were chewed off. I honestly thought he was a rock at first since he was all white. 

    My question is, is this really ich and is that why my khulis are swimming around like crazy?

    Tank - 29 gallon

    Chemicals and meds used 

    • Stability - 10 mls as I just changed the water 
    • Prime - dosed for 20 gallons
    • Flourish dosed for 30 gallons so half a cap
    • Ich-X - 15 mls
    • Fritz Paracleanse - 3 packs
    • Mardel Maracyn - 3 packs

    Dosed per - How to Treat Sick Aquarium Fish (Even If You’re Not Sure What’s Wrong) – Aquarium Co-Op (aquariumcoop.com)

    Water

    • pH - 6.8
    • GH - 6-7
    • Kh - 1-2
    • ammonia - 1.5
    • nitrites - 0
    • nitrates - 5
    • Temp - 78

    Fish

    • Cardinals - 18 
    • Harlequins - 6
    • Pygmy Corries - 8
    • Khuli loaches -  6
    • Betta - 1
    • Snails - 6ish

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    No nitrites in a planted tank

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted · Edited by lmhicks101

    I have a planted tank I’ve been cycling for 14 days now and I’ve seen only one .25 nitrite spike after Dosing with stability then it was gone in the morning. My plants are growing great but I’m wondering if somethings happening and they’re eating all the ammonia as it’s made an bacteria can’t get it fast enough to cycle. 
     

    I’ve cycled with Fritz zone 700, koi tank filter squeeze and left food and raw chicken in. Now doing a fish in with stability and prime. 
     

    plants

    Water 

    • Ammonia - 2
    • Nitrite - 0
    • Nitrates - 5
    • pH - 6.6 (steady)
    • KH- 2
    • GH - 6-7

    Fish

    • Cardinal tetras - 18
    • Harlequin Rasbora - 6
    • Pygmy Corridors - 8
    • Khuli Loaches - 6
    • Hillstream Loach - 1
    • Betta male - 1
    • Snails 

     

     

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    What meds or chemicals should I keep on hand?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    @Mmiller2001 after researched all the water requirements for my fish and all day 4-8 KH. Cardinals, betta, harlequins, Pygmy cories, khulis, and a hillstream. Also plants suggested it as well. My ph - 6.6 steady, GH 6-7, KH - 1-2. I’m using gravel and fluval stratum. 
     

    @Stef how do the peas work? How do I check for constipation? Just bloated for a long period of time? And I thought I couldn’t have aquarium salt because I have so many live plants and if it’s okay I heard 1 tsp per 3 gallons. 

    What meds or chemicals should I keep on hand?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by lmhicks101

    @Colu  @Mmiller2001 @Sunny thank you for the suggestions. My taps pH is 7-7.2 but my tank stays at 6.6 because of the fluval stratum. The ph up did nothing so I’m gonna return both of them. I wanna keep my pH low but raise my KH with coral. Will that also raise my pH? Also do you get your meds from Amazon or somewhere else? My local store and big box don’t carry a lot of the meds. They’re always out. 

    Pygmy Cories, the worst best fish

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    They’re a newer store that’s only been open 6 months so I wanna support them and did a lot of my buying there so they helped me out. I honestly might go buy a few more they have left since they got a bit more incase some of mine died and other people might want some. I was originally only going to get 3 but people on here told me to get more and I’m not regretting it. 

    Floating plant suggestions

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted

    I’ve now ran out of space in my 29 gallon for plants if I wanna leave any room for the chains to carpet and others to grow. I’ve now decided to switch to floating plants. What’s some good suggestions or should I not get any?
     

    Here’s my current tank plants, parameters, and fish stock. I also run a fluorescent bulb that can’t be dimmed and is at medium light 12-14 hours a day.

    I’m dosing with prime and stability daily and will be doing water changes in a couple days when done with the med trio. Also running aqueon 30 HOB and a sponge. And dosing flourish once a week. When that runs out I’m switching to easy green and iron.
     

    plants

    Water 

    • Ammonia - 2
    • Nitrite - 0
    • Nitrates - 5
    • pH - 6.6 (steady)
    • KH- 2
    • GH - 6-7

    Fish

    • Cardinal tetras - 18
    • Harlequin Rasbora - 6
    • Pygmy Corridors - 8
    • Khuli Loaches - 6
    • Hillstream Loach - 1
    • Betta male - 1
    • Snails 

     

     

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