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Discus Aquarium Issue

alharris — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:28:46 GMT

I have a 60-gallon aquarium containing four large discus. I have had them for about two years. A couple of weeks ago my aquarium became infested with a light brown, cottony outbreak of something or other. After treating the aquarium with both an algaecide and an antifungal liquid and not noticing a significant change, I removed all of the gravel, which contained a ton of the brown stuff and did a large-scale water change (which I do every week anyway). My aquarium now is bare and the brown stuff seems to be gone, but my fish are not eating, and haven't eaten much or anything for five days or so. HELP!!!

Over fed Betta

pufferrocks — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:56:31 GMT

I have a male betta fish and one of my little brothers (niether of them will admit yet) put an algea chip in his tank for the snail. I don't feed my snail in the tank but take him out in another tank to feed because the betta fish will steal the food and eat it. Well betta ate all of it and his stomach is like 4 or 5x its usual size.

What do I do now? I took the last few bits of algea chip out and plan on not feeding him for a few days. He is still searching for food but will go rest in his cave for a few minutes like he has a stomach ache which I am sure he does. I just don't want him to die. Thanks.

help major ammonia in water

scoluvsmo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:55:10 GMT

I have a 46 gallon tank. I did a 25% water change 48 hours ago. I woke up this morning and I lost a fish. I tested my water twice and the ammonia level came back as 8.0ppm nitrate is 0.25 nitrate is 5.0ppm.what is the safest way and quickest way to get the ammonia level down before I lose them all.

Our Red Fin Shark wont eat and just floats around.

KristinaZipper12 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:00:21 GMT

We bought 3 fish about 2 weeks ago. A Dwarf Gourami, a Kenyi Cichlid, and A Red-Fin Shark. Our Red-Fin shark seems to never eat. He ignores the food and goes to hide in the hiding place of our tank. He floats around when he is out and hardly ever really swims. Is he sick, or is this just the type of fish he is? We are afraid we are doin something wrong. Our other two fish seem just fine. The Cichlid I named Zipper, he swims very fast and seems very happy. The Dwarf is pretty and seems to be happy. They both eat like they have never eaten before. But the shark just seems to be so distant and bored.

Help!

Neon Tetra acting weird

DIZZY.KITTY — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:46:12 GMT

Hi Every one,

I brought 6 Neon Tetras last week end, and before i purchased them i studied them in their tank and made sure that none of the fish were sick in there or anything, and they were all swimming about looking happy, so i got 6 of them and brought them home and after aclimatising them to the tank i have put them in they seemed fine, but one of them is refusing to have anything to do with the other Neon Tetras, and i know that can be a sign of ill health but i was wondering what you guys thought since the fish is feeding and happy to swim about, just not with the other Neon's, infact his best friend seems to be a black red finned shark not sure what to do about this as he does seem happy enough, i have included the tank info too just incase :

Nitrate : 0.1

Nitrite : 0

Ammonia : 0

ph : 7

It is a 20 Gal long tank, and has been running for years now, The shark is moving to another bigger tank when he is older since he is just a little baby right now;)

Thanks, Dizzy x

2 tank problems & a fish health question.

sweetpea2482 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:36:55 GMT

We have a 55 gallon community tank. In it we have a betta (on one side with a screen), 3 zebra danios, 3 glo fish, 2 cardinal tetras, 1 swordtail (the male just died yesterday), 2 suckerfish, 2 adult dalmation mollies (the female has had 3 "litters" in like the past 3 1/2 months. The first set we put her in a breeding box. The box got tipped and about 3 of them survived. She got pregnant again we let nature take its course. 2 of them survived. I think she was just pregnant now it looks like she was either trying to give birth or something has torn out. The male keeps nipping around that "spot" (I am sorry I do not know what the "fish" term is for it). She does not seem any different. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with her.

Now for the tank...we have been working on trying to get the pH down in our tank for about 2 1/2 weeks now. We do a 10% water change every week. I clean the filter out every week. Our water has now become cloudy. Any suggestions.

cherry barb health problems

aquamaniac — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:06:14 GMT

I have two cherry barbs(1female 1 male).the female was the first to get a red growth on her vent and now the male has one too. What causes this? My other tank occupants are fine but these two are unhealthy and lethargic.

30 gallon

2 cherry barbs
4 neons
1 clown loach
2 plecos
2 blue gouramis
3 platys
2 mollys
1 albino cory cat
2 white tetras

New filter problems Help!!

scottneth06 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:58:52 GMT

I installed my new canister filter last night and i took the old filter cartrige in one of the baskets of my new filter like i was told and when i woke up this morning and all my fish looked sickly. I treated the tank with prime and melafix. They are beginning to look better but still acting a little funny. Is there any thing else I should do?

What is it?

luvtigr — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:00:34 GMT

Help--I'm new to this forum and need advice. I have a 55 gallon tank, established for 10 years. Currently is stocked with 4 large danios, 2 tiger barbs, 1 cory and 1 pleco. Used to do H2O changes every 3 weeks, lately (since I noticed the fuzz) at least weekly. All H2O tests are fine and I have an undergravel as well as a Penguin BioWheel for filtration. I feed sparingly 1-2 times a day. I have 2 problems. I have been unable to sustain cory catfish as of late. I have purchased them from several vendors and have tried several varieties. They live about a week and then I find them dead in the a.m. with no marks on the bodies so I don't think that they've been attacked. I was advised to feed more as I could have been starving them. Secondly, I have noticed in the past 6-7 weeks that I am accumulating clear to white colored "cotton" like clumps all over the gravel and rocks. I have to remove what I can every 2 days or so as well as rinse the filter basket in order to keep it clear. I have increased my H2O changes to 1-2 times a week since I've noticed this but really don't vacuum up much detritis, even when I lift up the rocks and ornaments in the tank. I am at my wit's end--ready to give up on this tank. My other 2 tanks are free from this scourge. Can anyone help???

Can't seem to keep fish alive

CometGirl — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:39:38 GMT

Hey everyone, I'm new and I really need help. A year ago, my boyfriend and I got comets for his 10 gallon tank. We put 4 in, lost 2 and the remianing 2 did great. Last week, we moved them to his outdoor pond for more room. They're doing great! Well, I got attached, so I decided to get my own 10 gallon tank. I went to the pet store, got everything, set up the tank as suggested, treated it and waited 72 hours before getting my fish. I got 2 comets, and lost them within 2 weeks. I cleaned out the tank completely, rinsed everything out several times each (gravel, plastic plants, decorations) and changed the filter. I put in fresh water, did the treatments and 2 days later got 3 new fish. I lost 2 of them. Every fish that died was gold and black (one was gold, white and black). The orange and white survived. A week or so ago, I decided to add 2 more just orange and I lost them. Now, the remaining one (from the second purchase) is looking like he's not doing so well. I'm worried I might lose him. I have been in touch w/ the pet store, testing the water and treating it as they suggested, following their instructions exactly. What am I doing wrong? My boyfriend hardly put in any maintenance and his 2 fish did great! I'm doing everything I'm told and can't keep a single one alive. It's really upsetting me!

Forgot to mention that I've been checking the pH and ammonia constantly. The pH is constantly 7.0, I've tried pH Increase and this powder that was supposed to raise it to 7.5 (what it should be for comets), but it never goes past 7.0-7.2. The ammonia is constantly high. I've been using ammonia detox as directed and it has done absolutely nothing for the levels.

HELP! What are the Symptoms of Head in the Hole Disease for Oscars?

crazysqurrel06 — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:59:51 GMT

I think an Oscar in my Mom's 55 gallon tank might have head in the hole disease, but I'm not sure. Please tell me the symptoms for it!

1. he's laying on his side at the top of the tank and has trouble swimming.

2. half of his body looks likes it's rotting; he's lost most of his color.

3. Scales are missing and his fins are badly damaged.

HELP PLEASE! This is my mom's favorite fish!

Please Help -- sick fish

scout10 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:04:46 GMT

I have a Black Widow Tetra I got 8 years ago. She is the only fish in a one gallon tank. She has been swimming with her head up (perfectly vertically) for at least a month. She never seems to be able to just relax - she is constantly struggling to stay up. At night if I turn on the light she is laying on the gravel. She is still eating well.

Is there anything I can do -- supplements? Her tank is starting to get dirty but I am scared to change the water because I am afraid she won't survive. I know she is old but I don't want to lose her but yet I feel like she is suffering. Thanks for your help!!!

New Eggs

MtnFishBoy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:10:31 GMT

I don't know if this is the right place for it, but in my mind, this is a bit of an emergency. I just went to my betta tank, and I noticed that there were eggs scattered throughout the tank and decorations. The ones in the picture were eaten already, and there was only one clump that might still be viable. I moved them to the tank where I have snail eggs ranging from 6 days old to 3 days. What kind of eggs do they look like. I have some zebra danios, blue danios, and leopard danios, and bronze and peppered cories. What do I do with them when if they hatch?

BAD HEATER

teamtetra — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:05:22 GMT

My heater is keeping water warm but causing fatalities by sucking fish against the heater and frying them.

I got it in my all glass aquarium starter kit.

is there something i can do to protect my fish with out destroying my budget????

Goldfish Tank Ran Out of Filters!!!

momijigx — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:14:02 GMT

I'm probebly one of the lamest fish owners ever. My 10-gallon goldfish tank just ran out of filters and I didn't even notice. And worse, I can't afford any for at least four days. Please Help!!

Balloon Mollies Dying

izzyt — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:04:53 GMT

I had 11 balloon moly fry in a 12-gallon tank. Five of the fry were about 3-months old, and the other six are about 2-months old. They've been living in this tank for almost two months. Last night I did a 10% water change (which I usually do three times a week) and all of the fish seemed fine. This morning I found two of the 3-month-old fry dead. I bought a water test kit which said that my ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, and chlorine levels were all 0 and the ph was 7.0. I have not changed water conditioners or food recently. I'm careful not to overfeed the fish, who receive three small meals a day.

The two fry that died were the largest of their litter, and I would have guessed they were the healthiest. They did not appear to have any diseases or to have been fighting. The rest of my fish still seem fine. The only thing that I can think of that might have caused their death is that the plastic on my heater was peeling a little bit. I'd never seen any of the fish pick at the heater, so even this doesn't seem likely to cause two fish to die (although I've already replaced it with a new heater). I'd appreciate any help or advice about what might have gone wrong, because right now I have no idea but I do not want any more of my fish to die.

tea cup stingray

tnemaloney — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:23:16 GMT

my friend bought 2 of these and they seem to be starved with dip in their head, she has offered alot of different food with no luck of them eating. it has only been 2 days any suggestions? i know nothing about them.

Popeye! eek!

hiddenrunes — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:18:34 GMT

I got up this morning and checked on my fish. Last night everyone was fine but this morning it looked as if one of my bettas eyes was exploding out of his head! I immediately took him out of the tank and put him in a hospital tank. I am posting a picture to make sure this is popeye..sorry if it isn't an amazing pic. If it is what should I do besides medication?

neon has lost part of its head

GrahamB — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:50:56 GMT

Sounds strange, but this morning when I looked into my tank I found a Neon swimming around with what looks like it's nose missing.

Is this a disease, or could he have been attached by the other Neons who seem to be quite aggressive when fed.

Thanks,

Graham.

Guarami w/holes in fins

northernltz — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:39:06 GMT

Well, this may not be an emergency, but it is troubling me. I have a dwarf guarami that has begun to get small holes in his tail and top fin. There are only 5 - 7 holes total and they are the size of a pin or so. No other fish have this issue and he didn't have it when I got him from PetSmart. I haven't seen any fish chasing him or even troubling him at all. He eats good and it doesn't seem to bother him as much as it does me. Any ideas?

Kurt

Betta with behavior that indicate he must be sick?

Dragina — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:40:05 GMT

Well I've had a male Betta for about a week and a half now, He was fine, but today he started sitting around wouldn't eat and has clamped fins. So I put some para guard in the water, and he started moving a little more.

I 100% cleaned his fish bowl the day before, so I'm not sure why he's acting this way now, I don't see any signs of disease. Except the behavior is abnormal. I 100% cleaned the water again today to see if it would help and he seemed to start breathing heavily after I put him in and a little jumpy/spazzy. I also added a little bit of Para guard in here too but he still was acting wierd. But he's swimming around alot more now. he's still not eating and has clamped fins.

I also noticed he seems to have a little tear in his one fin under him, but doesn't seem to be rotting away. I use water conditioner, PH adjuster and aqaurium salt in the water, the water is cold-ish sometimes after it cools off from the warm water. I tested the water and it was fine too, He has a plastic plant in his bowl with him too. I clean the water 2 times a week.

One other thing, he has red-ish marks on top of his gill covers on both sides, but they have been there for a long time, since he is a blue bodied betta with some red, im not sure if it is just part of his color.

I'm not sure what to do to make him stop acting this way.

New Calico Goldfish is nipping current Calico goldfish?

Dragina — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:40:50 GMT

Well my Ryukin goldfish died and I got a new fish for my one that was still alive to live with. he's about a inch, and my current one is about 3 inch

recently my current fish is recovering from bacteria infection that was in the tank before my Ryukin died from dropsy.

the new fish seems to like to nip on almost anything he sees even the fake plants, he didn't bother my current fish for a while but now he's starting to nip at his behind area or gills alot when he's near him, causing my current fish to freak out and swim away and the new fish sometimes chases him.

Is it because he has a long tail or something? My current fish also sits around sometimes yet. And thats when he nips him too. I've never had this problem before, my current goldfish got along fine with my Ryukin, but the Ryukin is dead, and this new fish just keeps on nipping stuff when my current fish doesn't do anything back to him. I'm not sure how to get him to stop nipping at him when he's near him. It makes me feel bad for the current fish.

Danios

Spotty001 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:52:24 GMT

I've got a zebra danio that has recently acquired an abdominal abnormality. Its belly is bulging out, more so on one side than the other, and its eyes are cloudy. It has been eating normally, and hasn't displayed any changes in behavior. Could it be ready to spawn, or is this an illness??? Please help!

My Goldfish has Swimbladder: HELP!

crazysqurrel06 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:24:26 GMT

One of my goldfish has swimbladder, and I'm scared I might lose it because its my favorite goldfish. Any suggestions? I really need some help! (He's a fan-tailed goldfish) (And he's about 4 years old and is otherwise healthy.)

His swimbladder is almost to the point of were its irriversable (or so research says...) Please help me out!

Septimicia and developing dropsy?

Dragina — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:00:37 GMT

Okay well my Ryukin goldfish had this Septimicia bacteria disease before but I cured it a long time ago now it started showing red on its mouth and under edges of it's scales again like last time and I noticed my other goldfish had a red spot on his tail only so i started feeding them anti bacteria pellets and using some paraguard didn't seem to be helping for a few days so I went and bought the same anti bacteria pills I used before for septimicia and recently started them. A few days before I got them one side of my Ryukin's scales started pineconing. Then soon the otherside started to pinecone but he would still swim, now he lays on his side on the bottom and is starting to look even more pineconed and bloated because of dropsy? he also stopped eating yesterday, the other fish seems fine.

I don't think he is going to make it.

EDIT: I just checked on him he's hardly breathing and stops breathing for long periods of time. He doesn't even move his eyes anymore. I think he's going to die soon

Neon Tetra

Butch2693 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:25:37 GMT

I have a school of neons about 12 strong and one of them has a pinkish/red lump on its tail. It's not affecting his swimming and it looks like it is on both sides of the tail. None of the other fish have it yet. Does anyone have any ideas?

Swim bladder problem??

nikwiles — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:32:47 GMT

This is a large (hand-size, 5-6in. in all directions) white angel fish. (I've had 2, each in separate tanks for 5 years or so). He looks great but all of a sudden he can't keep upright. The water had gone just above neutral into alkaline. The tank ususally was to the acid side. I moved him & slowly over a couple days got the pH down. We're on day 4 & nothing has changed for the better. I figure he's on the way out. His sibling, in a different tank is fine. Any ideas?

Ich

MtnFishBoy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:42:34 GMT

I was watching my tank today, I and saw that my two severums had little white spots on their body. I put some of the methylene blue in, but I can't really do much b/c I am leaving tomorrow for 10 days. Of course, my fish choose to spawn and get sick as soon as I am ready to go away. I couldn't see any spots on any other fish, so is there some sort of ich that only attacks severums? None of the other fish show signs of it.

Frog in pump

pufferrocks — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:36:47 GMT

Last night my new African Dwarf Frog got his foot sucked up my filter. I managed to free him before he drowned and put him in another container for the night. Unfortuantly he didn't survive the night. I want to get another froggie but I am woried about my pump. I have a Betta, 2 ghost shrimp, and a mystery snail in the tank. The pump is a Whisper micro filter. None of the other creatures in the tank seem to have any trouble staying away from the suction. The pump is submerged in the tank and sucks up from the bottom. I have it on the lowest flow setting now (it was one away from the lowest last night). Is there anything I could do about my filter to make it safer for a frog? Do you think a different frog would get caught in the pump? Thanks

Seachem's "Clairity" product & green water

northernltz — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:13:50 GMT

Hello everyone, I would like to start by thanking anyone who chooses to assist me in this minor issue. I have a nice 40 gal freshwater tank setup. It has been running for a short time and today I decided it was time to add fish to the vacant tank. I took a sample of water to the local store and all measurements came up great except the PH which was very alkaline. I expected this as the substrate is crushed shell/natural mix. I had noticed a slight cloudiness to the water and thought of new tank syndrome. I was talked in to getting a product from Seachem called "Clarity." When I floated the new community fish, I applied the product by the directions. I was surprised to see it was a dark liquid in the bottle, but stupidly still added it in. The water turned a pea green instantally.

Now some specifics: Again it is a 40 gal tall tank and has been running for 3 weeks building up the bacteria & stuff. I have conditioned it regularly with a supplement for the undergravel filter. I have a over the edge mechanical filter running. It is not too large, but seems to work steady.

I turned up the air to the undergravel to try to increase the flow through the rocks in hopes the green stuff increases the particulate size and will trap in the rocks. No change. I have checked the floss in the over the edge filter and there is no additional particulate there either. I do not think it is algae as the tank was fairly clear prior to the added product. The product states it should clear within 2 hours. 6 hours later it is still as green & cloudy as ever. Am I being to impatient with this product? Should I change out some water? I had to finally release the fish in to the tank as the store would not return them. They are actually behaving well, eating, and acting "normal." Anyone with any ideas?

dozens of white things floating at the top of my tank help asap

fishfanatic — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:28:12 GMT

could this be a diease or possibly babies plz help

green thingy on my fish's fin

fishygal — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:42:12 GMT

one of my fish have a green moving transparent thingy on its fin

so I separate it from the rest and do a full water change immediately

i checked all my fish one by one, and there are two more fish that have the same thing on their fin

here is a photo of one of my infected fish

and the green thingy look like this (forgive the horrible sketch), its hair is moving, and it can move, the other fish have it on its body (not fin).

what should i do?? there are no fish doctor around here, so its not an option. SO tell me what is the medication, where can i get it, how to cure him.

i need help NOW

thanks by the way

Banjo Catfish

dunkin1334 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:47:17 GMT

I just picked up a banjo catfish yesterday. I aclimated him into my 75 gallon tank:

Temp: 77.6

pH:7.6

Nitrates: 0

Nitrites: 0

Ammo: 0

This morning he was doing the roll of death then went to the bottom and moved around the tank by drifting with the current. I caught him and moved him into my hosp. tank made up of the same water as the 75. I treated with some salt and stress coat...any suggestions?

Thanks

Water change and dead fish!!

Lutzgator — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:38:55 GMT

I have a 14g biocube that had 3neon, 3 rosy barb and 3 red tetra(dont know the name). Have done small water changes in the past of 3gal and experienced no problems. Yesterday i did the same water change and 2hours latter i noticed all the barbs and red tetras had died and the neons were in distress. I quickly removed the neons to a 5 gal i had set up and they recovered quickly and survived. The water comes from the pet store. What could have possible happened? I dont have the slightest idea what went wrong.

HELP!!! My Parrot Cichlid is Sick

DaynaDax — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:47:59 GMT

Hello to all;

I need help and I want to know if there is any information out there for parrot cichlids.

I have 2 parrots in my 55 gallon aquarium (along with an African Leaf fish, 2 blk tetras, an Angel, an Australian Rainbow, a Green severum, and a spotted Raphael catfish).

This morning when I turned on the lights, I noticed that my older parrot fish was on the ground, and he was "bent in half". I have him in a net close to the surface (which seems to help a little bit), away from the others. My pH is 7.4, no NH3/4. no NO2, and my nitrates are at 10 ppm. My fitration systems are the Emperor 200B back filter (which is my primary biological filter with bio beads, and the bio wheel) and an Aquaclear 70 that has just the foam block and carbon pouch.

What can I do to help this "little" guy/gal out?

Thank you for your help.

Dayna Dax

Whirling Disease?

Finncatt — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:13:23 GMT

One of my long-finned golden Danios "Goldie" started swimming oddly a few days ago, but she had been breeding with the male Zebra Danio, so I thought she might be injured. I watched her for a day or so and she continued to swim crooked. To top it off, "Moe" the male, was badgering and bullying her, bumping into her and constantly chasing her around so she couldn't rest. Then she started laying on her side alot. I separated her into a Lee breeder cage, floating on the top of the tank. She lay down on her side unless you approached the tank, then she would try to dart and would go in a circle. Yesterday she developed a "humpback" appearance and her nose pointed down, so she whirled instead of swam forward. I had thought she was just injured and needed to recover, but since she was getting worse I started desperately trying to diagnose what she might have. Her color is very dark now, she gasps and lies humped over on the bottom of the little cage. She doesn't eat.

Now the other golden Danio, "Bubbles" looks like she may be starting to swim a touch oddly. But maybe I'm paranoid now. I read about "whirling disease" which I believe they can get while their spine is not yet bone, and symptoms appear later when the protozoan (I think) reaches a certain stage. I removed her once I think I diagnosed it right, because I read that when she dies the protozoan or whatever it is leaves the host and can then release spores or worms and infect the other fish.

Any suggestions?? Is this something the fish had when I bought them and it was inevitable it would run its course?

2 Zebra Danios - 1 Male "Moe", 1 Female "Bitsy"
2 Long-finned female Golden Danios - "Goldie" and "Bubbles"
1 Dalmation Molly - "Molly" (what else - smile)
2 oto catfish (don't know their gender)

29gal tall, Whisper 40 filter, 80 degrees, no live plants, driftwood and fake plants. Some brown algae on gravel next to glass and on edges of some of the plants/filter.

GH - 0, KH - 240+, pH - 8.5, Nitrite - 0, Nitrate - 0 (I know, high pH, I stopped months ago trying to change it and the fish seem healthier with it stable)

Water changes and gravel vacuum 2 times a week, about 5 gallons each water change.

Feed: Tetra flakes, spirulina, Veggie flakes, dried brine shrimp, dried bloodworm larvae. Blanched zucchini (organic from my garden) and algae pellets to help the Molly and Otos get their greens.

LOW PH

vjpthe2nd — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:34:05 GMT

I HAVE A 125 GAL.THATS UP AND RUNNING OVER A YEAR. EVERY THING IS OK EXCEPT THE PH.I HAVE TRIED THE PH + AND BUFFERS BUT IT HAS NO LASTING EFFECT..I HAVE 4 SEVERUMS 4 PARROTS A BIG PELCO AND A FEW CORIES. I'DE LIKE TO GET THE PH AROUND 6.6. I HAVE HERD THAT ADDING CRUSHED CORAL WILL BRING THE PH UP. BUT HOW MUCH CORAL DO YOU ADD IS THERE A FORMULAR ? YOU CAN EMAIL ME DIRECT AT MAJITHE1ST@COMCAST .NET

THANKS ONE AND ALL

VJP

Low PH

freeomano — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:42:23 GMT

I cant seem to get my PH up... I tested my water yesterday and everyting is good except for my PH, it is well lets put it this way my ph test kit goes down to 6.0 and it is lower then that. My fish seem ok infact I have had angel fish breed and plants seem ok. Like I said the other tests are ok... What would cause my low ph. BTW the ph out of the tap is 7.0.... Any ideas...

Steve

Odd white spot, kills fish

ocean-size — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:12:17 GMT

I recently bought some fish online from LiveAquaria.com.

I acclimated them EXACTLY according to their instructions.

Within 24 hours, one of the new fish was dead. After I accimated it and removed it from the bag, it seemed to be doing fine. About four hours later when I turned the tank light on, it was sitting on the bottom of the tank, breathing heavily. Not sure what to do, I just left it and decided to keep an eye on it. An hour or so later I noticed a rather large white spot under its skin on the side, underneath the front of the dorsal fin. I removed it to a bucket with some tank water in it, where it shortly died. I highly doubt shock is involved...I have successfully acclimated 24 other fish with no problems, including this species.

I emailed LiveAquaria.com about this on Thursday and have yet to receive a reply. (!!!!) Now I am really upset because earlier today I noticed another one of the fish that I purchased from them is ALSO now sitting on the bottom of the tank breathing heavily, and it has a very tiny white spot on its side just under the front of the dorsal fin. It too appears to be under the skin. And I swear this spot has gotten bigger in the four hours or so since I first noticed it.

Is this the dreaded Ich I hear so much about? If so, what the heck do I do? I have no medicine on hand.

Just rechecked my levels: ammonia and nitrite are zero, nitrate is less than 5ppm, pH is 7.6, KH is 7...all unchanged since my last test a few days ago.

What disease is it?

FattFishy — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:01:56 GMT

I have bought a koi swordtail (male) that has been in my tank for about 5 days now. His symptoms include: rapid gill movements, doesn't eat, sits in the bottom of the tank a lot, gets scared and stressed easily, hides, has a weird coloration of the back stomach area (he's albino), and is a little grayish and more white than usual.

pH: 7.8 hardness: 300 dH (brackish for the mollies) ammonia, nitrite: all zero nitrate: 20 ppm temperature: 82-84 degrees fahrenheit (it's summer in southern california)

I do water changes every week on weekends and add aquarium salt, dechlorinator, and bacteria supplement. I take out 33% of the water out of a 28 gallon bowfront tank.

I don't have a sure idea of the disease and I have Rid-Ich on hand.

Please tell me what disease it has and how to cure it.