TaurineLittle
Fish Fanatic
Ok guys, I'm getting rather disheartened by whats happening to my fish atm, here is a breakdown of whats happening.
Tank size: 250L
pH: 6.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 5ppm
kH: 7
gH: 12
tank temp: 26C
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
A few different things which leads me to believe its a mix of things. Whitish shimmer to the bodies of the rasboras and neons, rasboras have white pectoral fins and a few days before the ones past away they swam with their heads against the surface of the water (co2 is stable at 20ppm), neons have white 'fuzz' on their fins/body. Before the rasboras past away they swam like a torpedo, swimming while rolling, not being able to correct them selves properly, lethargic swimming, not schooling properly.
A few other things is that the shrimp are all fine, breeding like crazy, the pleco is pefect, no signs of stress, discolouration or any symptoms listed above and the flame tetras dont seem to be affected as of yet.
Volume and Frequency of water changes:
Weekly 50%
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:
Potassium nitrate
Monopotassium phosphate
Seachem trace elements
Bio ceramic rings, filter sponge and floss.
Tank inhabitants:
18 neon tetras
16 harlequin rasboras
18 flame tetras
50+ red cherry shrimp
1 L001 pleco (before you tell me that the tank is the minimum size for this fish, I know and I plan on giving him a much bigger home in the near future)
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):
Most recent was a Red Lotus and a few Crypts, but those were a couple weeks before the deaths.
Exposure to chemicals:
Pimafix/melafix combo for a week
Tank size: 250L
pH: 6.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 5ppm
kH: 7
gH: 12
tank temp: 26C
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
A few different things which leads me to believe its a mix of things. Whitish shimmer to the bodies of the rasboras and neons, rasboras have white pectoral fins and a few days before the ones past away they swam with their heads against the surface of the water (co2 is stable at 20ppm), neons have white 'fuzz' on their fins/body. Before the rasboras past away they swam like a torpedo, swimming while rolling, not being able to correct them selves properly, lethargic swimming, not schooling properly.
A few other things is that the shrimp are all fine, breeding like crazy, the pleco is pefect, no signs of stress, discolouration or any symptoms listed above and the flame tetras dont seem to be affected as of yet.
Volume and Frequency of water changes:
Weekly 50%
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:
Potassium nitrate
Monopotassium phosphate
Seachem trace elements
Bio ceramic rings, filter sponge and floss.
Tank inhabitants:
18 neon tetras
16 harlequin rasboras
18 flame tetras
50+ red cherry shrimp
1 L001 pleco (before you tell me that the tank is the minimum size for this fish, I know and I plan on giving him a much bigger home in the near future)
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):
Most recent was a Red Lotus and a few Crypts, but those were a couple weeks before the deaths.
Exposure to chemicals:
Pimafix/melafix combo for a week
/www.fishchannel.com/fish-health/freshwater-conditions/neon-tetra-disease.aspx
