FishObsessed Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Water param: nitrites and nitrates are 0ish, ph 7.0, kh 40-80ppm, Gh 60-90ppm I have tiger barbs that do not act right no matter what I do. They don't always act lethargic, but these are what I notice when they're "off"....symptoms: nervous acting, pale, flicking fins while staying still for long periods of time, darting to the top for air, red slightly open gills, flashing, scraping, not as eager to eat but they will. I've adjusted the water to raise the ph and harden it(my tap is soft and acidic), I treated with api general cure a month ago...which states it treats gill flukes, which I why I think it might be gill MITES. Is that even treatable? And if so, what's the best med? oh...I currently have a mixture of carbon and zeolite in my hob in case my ammonia was high. I just did a water change on Saturday. They get fed well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Knowing that you aren't running plants yet id definitely go with salt. Start at 1 tablespoon per gallon and let that go for a week or so and watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishObsessed Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 @Ben Ellisongood idea! i think I would try that but I have 2 mystery snails 😩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishObsessed Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 @Ben Ellison ok...so I put my snails in a bucket, hopefully they'll be fine. Dosed the tank, hope it works! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Ya they should be fine throw em some algae waffers if u got em 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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