Katherine Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I have 6 new black phantom tetras in a 10 gallon quarantine tank. The tank is bare bottom and was cycled using a small coop sponge filter from my main tank. (It was able to cycle the .5ppm ammonia from my tap down to 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite in less than 14 hours when moved over.) They're on week 3 and just today one is staying in the corner, breathing rapidly and did not eat. All seemed to be acting normally up until today. Week 1 I fasted them and did the coop recommended med trio. Then did a 30% water change. Week 2 I fed and observed for a week, then another 30% water change. Week 3 started Saturday. I dosed with 1 packet of paracleanse and have been feeding lightly. (I was unable to figure out if you're supposed to feed during this second round of paracleanse or not.) Water parameters as of a few minutes ago: Temp 74.6F Ammonia 0ppm Nitrates less than 10ppm Nitrites 0ppm GH greater than 300ppm KH 40ppm PH 6.4 What should I be doing at this point? (Sorry for the poor quality photos of the fish.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I would recommend putting an additional airstone in there for them, as medications change the water consistency and that may be causing the little guy some trouble. It could be that he's the weakest dude of the bunch, and that's why he is the one showing symptoms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 6:38 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: I would recommend putting an additional airstone in there for them, as medications change the water consistency and that may be causing the little guy some trouble. It could be that he's the weakest dude of the bunch, and that's why he is the one showing symptoms. Would I need another air pump to run that or would a second stone make enough of a difference even running off the same pump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) On 6/6/2022 at 7:53 PM, Katherine said: Would I need another air pump to run that or would a second stone make enough of a difference even running off the same pump? Another air pump would be best, but if you don't have one, a second stone would help, especially if it is placed on the opposite side of the aquarium from the first air source. That way the air is more dispersed throughout the tank. That's what I do in my quarantine tank. I use a gang valve to split the air and I have the first air source in the sponge filter and the other is an airstone diagonal from that. Edited June 6, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 4:53 PM, Katherine said: Would I need another air pump to run that or would a second stone make enough of a difference even running off the same pump? As mentioned above, yep! Depending on the "power" of your pump you should be able to hook up two stones. More flow, more surface agitation, more aeration. That's what it would do. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 As for the feeding question, this video has a section to discuss this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 Thank you so much @Chick-In-Of-TheSea and @nabokovfan87! I've got the second air stone in there now. Hopefully she'll be doing better soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Keep us posted! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 She's looking a little better than last night. Breathing better but not quite back to normal. She didn't eat, but she did swim over to look at the food, which she didn't do yesterday, and she's hanging out at the back of the tank, but not completely in the corner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 That's good. A little progress. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 We have more improvement! Not as much hiding and she ate 2 or 3 small pellets today. I think breathing is back to normal. After feeding I couldn't tell you which one she was. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) @Chick-In-Of-TheSea @nabokovfan87 We have a newly visible problem. She has what appear to be clear bubbles just behind her pelvic fins. Maybe 2 of them? One on each side. It doesn't look like what I'm finding when I search for photos of an anal prolapse. Any ideas? She's the one at the beginning of the video. Edit: I think she's slightly bloated as well. https://youtube.com/shorts/eSkurH6gANk?feature=share Edited June 12, 2022 by Katherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 It's difficult to see, but I have no experience with this type of issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 @Katherine It came up in another thread. This might be worth looking into.https://www.thesprucepets.com/dropsy-in-aquarium-fish-1381806 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 6/12/2022 at 4:35 PM, Katherine said: It doesn't look like what I'm finding when I search for photos of an anal prolapse. Any ideas? She's the one at the beginning of the video. Edit: I think she's slightly bloated as well. Possibly eggbound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Thank you both for your help. I attempted to treat with epsom salts, but she has passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 @Katherine I’m sorry. That sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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