Urgent Help Please - Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid Lost It's Color And Br |
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 Dec 22 2007, 08:53 PM
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Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 4-August 07 Member No.: 34349  |
As title states.
I've had a pair (m&f), of these for about two weeks, and they have both been fine. I have just noticed the male has lost as lot of his colour (he used to be blue), and is now looking rather white (i think he was ok yesterday?). He is also breathing a lot, and didn't come up for his food - he is usually the first! Also in the tank is 3 cherry barbs, 5 tetras, and about 5 bottom feeders. Only been keeping fish for around a month. Advice needed please, water levels last week were: Ammonia - 0.25 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 70'ish Did a 30% water after readings. |
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Dec 22 2007, 08:59 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 4-August 07 Member No.: 34349 |
Also, there looked like a very fine green string of something from his...er...fish bottom. It looked like a string of algie?!?
Before now, his poo has appeared normal. |
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Dec 22 2007, 09:13 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 4-August 07 Member No.: 34349 |
Just done a levels test.
Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - can't tell, 80...maybe 100 |
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Dec 22 2007, 11:28 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes  Group: Members Posts: 1491 Joined: 29-August 07 From: West Sussex, England. Member No.: 34986 |
Ammonia should be 0.
Nitrate should (especially for cichlids) be less than 40ppm. Do a 25% water change. Also what size tank is this and what are the bottom feeders? |
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Dec 22 2007, 11:31 PM
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 Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie. Group: Members Posts: 5332 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
How many gallons is the tank.
How many fish and which type as the tank, as the test kit in ammonia is saying uncycled. |
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Dec 23 2007, 12:16 AM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 4-August 07 Member No.: 34349 |
Ammonia - 0
Bottom feeders x 3. I think they are Panda Corydora. 2 x Catfish, not sure which type, but they are the ones which stay smaller (2"-3" I think). Tank - 65ltr (17gl?) This post has been edited by DJC1: Dec 23 2007, 12:17 AM |
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Dec 23 2007, 12:21 AM
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Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie. Group: Members Posts: 5332 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
Fish can go pale if water quality wasn't good.
Has your tank cycled before now with ammonia and nitrite being 0. |
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Dec 23 2007, 12:24 AM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 4-August 07 Member No.: 34349 |
It had cycled, but when fish were added it went up to 0.25 for ammonia.
This is the first it has dropped back down to 0 I think, but it has probably been 0 for at least a few days, and it si only now the cichlid has gone pale and is breathing heavily. |
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Dec 23 2007, 12:25 AM
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Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie. Group: Members Posts: 5332 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
The ammonia spike took it tole on him sadly. have you increased aeration.
Look under ammonia poisoning. |
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Dec 23 2007, 12:46 AM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 4-August 07 Member No.: 34349 |
An aerator is attached to the filter nozzle so air is constantly pumped in.
I have no other tank to out him in. Ammonia poisoning - sujests to stop feeding for a couple of days, will no food kill of the other fish? |
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Dec 23 2007, 12:56 AM
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 Eater Of The Fishies!!! Group: Members Posts: 2988 Joined: 2-October 06 From: Scotland, Glasgow (ish) Member No.: 25430 |
No, i only feed my tanks once a week sometimes only 2-3 times every 2 weeks. They will be fine.
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Dec 23 2007, 01:17 AM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 4-August 07 Member No.: 34349 |
Just did a 30-40% water change. As i was pouring the water back in, he perked up a bit, swimming in the bubbles and everything. But eventually he just goes to the bottom and struggles to swim properly - upside down a lot of the time.
I'll see how he is in the morning, but I'm not too hopeful. Best to leave the lights in the tank on or off? |
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Dec 23 2007, 01:34 AM
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 I know where you live Group: Members Posts: 4759 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Illinois Member No.: 26549 |
Off, reduces stress. Keep the tank warm, and make no loud noises around it. I'm praying for you!
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