75 gallon crashing
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75 gallon crashing
I talked to Kevin and Michael on Sunday about my 75 gallon tank. Something was killing the fish off one at a time. Then all of a sudden it looked like maybe a case of velvet. I used salt Sunday expecting to get different meds Monday if necessary. Monday morning things looked better. Monday afternoon, I had lost another fish and it suddenly looked like ich. I've been keeping the lights off and raised the temp. I treated for ich last night (Jungle product). When I got up this morning, I had lost three black phantoms and a rummy nose. The cherry barbs all look horrible tonight, but I didn't lose anyone else today. I am so sad! What next???
~Kenna
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Many of the tetra species can only tolerate a small amount of Ich medicine. I believe most products recommend using it at half strength if scales catfish or tetras are present. Ich runs in cycles of approximately 14 days, depending on the temperature so suddenly showing the signs of Ich is not unusual.
I would try to sort your tetras away from the other fishes and continue to treat it like Ich.
Keep in mind that Ich should look like the fish have been salted, there should be no fuzziness or disconfiguration to the white spots. If the spots do not look like granules of salt then you are probably dealing with a different infection. I am only including this because many people see any white marks on the sides of fish and assume Ich. My experience has been that this is not the case most of the time.
Kevin
I would try to sort your tetras away from the other fishes and continue to treat it like Ich.
Keep in mind that Ich should look like the fish have been salted, there should be no fuzziness or disconfiguration to the white spots. If the spots do not look like granules of salt then you are probably dealing with a different infection. I am only including this because many people see any white marks on the sides of fish and assume Ich. My experience has been that this is not the case most of the time.
Kevin
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The tank is still sliding, but not as quickly as before. I have lost quite a few fish, but none of my favorites or most valuable. I am still treating ich but I think that is whipped now, just dealing with secondary stuff. I've got a few different types of med for fungus and bacterial infections. I guess I'll decide which to use based on the appearance tomorrow morning.
~Kenna
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I have now moved my cichlids from the 75 to a bare 10 gallon. The angels seemed much better within a couple hours. I am planning to treat them for secondary bacterial infection tomorrow. I still haven't decided what to do with the rest of the fish that are in there, but I am going to have to break the whole tank down and start over.
~Kenna
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Good luck with that. What kind of fungicide did you get, and where? If you don't mind me asking. If a fish gets stressed or nicked in my 75 gallon, it gets a white, fuzzy, fungal infection.
I've lost two Gourami's and two Clown Loaches to this. I thought it was a non-conventional decoration that had some spots that didn't have any circulation, and possibly harboring the fungus. I've since removed the item and did a massive WC, but the fungus got the Clowns after that.
Thanks,
I've lost two Gourami's and two Clown Loaches to this. I thought it was a non-conventional decoration that had some spots that didn't have any circulation, and possibly harboring the fungus. I've since removed the item and did a massive WC, but the fungus got the Clowns after that.
Thanks,
S u n d a n c e
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Haven't decided yet what to use. I've got Pimafix and Melafix, Jungle products' Fungus Clear and Kordon's Ich Attack. I'm worried about using them with the tetras and the catfish, because they tend to be more sensitive. I got the Fungus Clear at Walmart and the others (I think??) I got at PetSmart (Maybe??) anyway, they are all new within the last couple months.
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Kenna,
Did the angel look bad before it died, or was this a surprise when it died? What medications do you currently have running in which tanks? Are you continueing to test for ammonia and nitrite in the tanks that are being treated or that have sickness? Many of the medicaction that we use to treat our fishes also severely impact the biological filtration of the tanks. Are the fish that are dieing showing the same symptoms as before, or have they changed at all?
Kevin
Did the angel look bad before it died, or was this a surprise when it died? What medications do you currently have running in which tanks? Are you continueing to test for ammonia and nitrite in the tanks that are being treated or that have sickness? Many of the medicaction that we use to treat our fishes also severely impact the biological filtration of the tanks. Are the fish that are dieing showing the same symptoms as before, or have they changed at all?
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The angel didn't look too bad before I left the house yesterday. The tail and dorsal fins had a bit of raggedness to them, but her behavior was okay. Her death was as much of a surprise as it could be when all of your fish are dying.
I'm using Fungus Clear in the 10 gallon with all my favorite fish and Ich-Attack in the 75 with the tetras. I don't know for sure what Meg is using, I think just salt with the cories and the bn plec. She lost one panda, but the others still look fine.
I'm using Fungus Clear in the 10 gallon with all my favorite fish and Ich-Attack in the 75 with the tetras. I don't know for sure what Meg is using, I think just salt with the cories and the bn plec. She lost one panda, but the others still look fine.
~Kenna
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Fungus Clear is one of those medications that will rapidly kill your biological filter. Please be sure and check the ammonia and nitrite levels in that 10 gallon as soon as possible. If no one else in that tank looks ragged, and even if they do, I would do a 25% water change. From talking to you it wouldn't surprise me a bit if you had already done this.
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Oh, yeah. Forgot that part. I don't have any filter at all in this tank. It is just a bare 10 gallon with a 6 inch air stone. I have been doing daily 10-20% water changes to try to keep medication in but remove enough polutants. Also cut way back on feeding.
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Made it through the whole day with no more losses. The angels are kind of sloughing off a layer of slime.....I hope that is a good sign, not a bad one. I think I will do another water change before bed to get rid of some of it. That will make the second one today. I have a brand new filter running auxiliary on my 29 to put in the 10 the angels are in when I stop medicating. Until then I will keep up stupidly frequent water changes.
~Kenna
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Ok, long time, no update. The 75 is back to normal, a few less plants than I used to have in it, but not too bad. Now the count is something like this...
4 angels
2 male Rams (Anyone know a good source for females? I can't find any!)
1 female betta
2 female guppies
1 female platty
9 black neon tetras
6 Xray tetras
5 neon tetras
5 rummynose tetras
1 bn plec
1 pair corycats
1 panda cory
Yes, it is a rather odd and interesting assortment. I've got another 6 neons growing out in another tank. The Cacatuoides pair that were originally in this tank are in a 5 gallon alone in Megs room.
4 angels
2 male Rams (Anyone know a good source for females? I can't find any!)
1 female betta
2 female guppies
1 female platty
9 black neon tetras
6 Xray tetras
5 neon tetras
5 rummynose tetras
1 bn plec
1 pair corycats
1 panda cory
Yes, it is a rather odd and interesting assortment. I've got another 6 neons growing out in another tank. The Cacatuoides pair that were originally in this tank are in a 5 gallon alone in Megs room.
~Kenna
I can stop buying fish anytime I want. Seriously.
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