Recent content by al plecino

Sorry Wilder, Just seen your replies on another topic regarding salt baths, but am still not sure if I've got the right salt.

Hi Wilder, Thanks for that, now got him in a hospital tank, he was definately more difficult to net this time so hopefully thats a good sign. Been using interpet no 9 for the last week and a half so it seems to be doing something. Should I continue to treat the main tank as a precaution...

Hi Wilder, No change in his symptoms, still fat with a couple of small blisters, he does seem a little bit more active tonight though that might just be wishful thinking on my part. Have you any ideas on how the infection got there and is there any preventative measures to take in the future...

Hi Wilder, None of the others showing any signs of illness, even the pleco doesn't have a bent spine, been watching them very carefully for this but no other problems that i can see.

Hi MHunt, Thanks for the quick reply, We are in the uk. The red marks on his underside aren't sores or wounds just the lighter stripeing on his belly that looks red coloured. The 2 "blisters" on his side look to be filled with clear fluid but have a touch of red nearest the body. Not sure how...

Hi Guys, Our pleco is very ill at the moment, he's so swollen up it looks like he's swallowed a golf ball, other symptoms are not eating and small blisters on his body that look red, also the lighter markings on his underside have a red patch about the size of 1p. netted him quite easily to...

Hi backtotropical, Probably a bit longer than 6 months so I think i'll bin the old ones, at least that will be one factor ruled out. cheers Al

Hi Germ, Thanks for the reply, the sick one always was smaller and hasn't really grown much at all while the other one has grown by around half his size again. Havn't noticed him being bullied or chased by the others in fact one of my older loaches actually lay beside him for a while last night...

ok quick update, Did 25-30% water change last night, Went to do water tests today and had run out of the ammonia test kit so went and bought a complete new kit for ammonia,nitrate, nitrite and ph, results below all using the new kits. ammonia zero nitrite zero nitrate 20mg/l ph...

This is table of readings when i thought the tank "cycled" daily readings day ammonia nitrate nitrite 1 0.1 / - / - 2 0.1 / - / - 3 1.0 / 7 / 0.3 4 1.5 / 20...

Thanks for the quick reply. Been up and running about 16 weeks, run it empty for 6 weeks and got it cycled, added fish from my old tank and left it till getting new fish about 8 weeks ago. I did water tests every week and they were all ok according to the kit, the only real change is the...

Hi all, I hope someone can help me with my poorly clown loach, thanks in advance. 140 litre tank ammonia 1.5mg/l nitrite < 0.1 mg/l nitrate <5mg/l ph 7.5 kh 125.3ppm temp 26 C Got some new fish about 6 weeks ago including a pair of clown loaches, one has grown steadily and looks fine while...