Recent content by Astarin

Yeah, I would much rather upgrade than give away the reed fish because they're just too great to have!

The reed fish are al better, spots dissapeared over night all of a sudden. We are still going to have to think about the overstocking however. We gave the reed fish more places to hide in the form of a rock maze, and they seem to love it.

Hmmm I think it may actually be overstocked. I measured the tank myself instead of taking what my brother said and it calculates to be 255 litres. So I think it may well be over stocked. it is 4 foot long but not as wide or deep as I thought. It would still mean I have been undermedicating if...

Well then! I did think it was bigger but that's just what I was told it was. It would also mean I have been greatly under medicating if that is the case. I have ordered some Esha 2000 and Exit, hopefully the 2000 will do the job

Indigoj: The Geophagus are small right now, about 10cm in length. I think my brother thinks it is very understocked just because most of the tank seems empty when your not standing next to it. when you are next to it they all come out begging for food in seconds. As for dimensions its a 4foot...

Nelly: Thank you for reply. I also thought maybe velvet, the protozin also treats velvet and has had no effect at all. The spots look more like small pimples. They do stick out from the fish ever so slightly. I am wondering if it is maybe a stress reaction to overstocking the tank? Indigoj...

The spots and agitated state started before I added the medication. And I actually never thought about it being overstocked, it seems like such a bare tank even with those fish in. I'm also tempted myself to remove the protozin as it seems to have had absolutely no effect at all, it spread...

Tank size: 200L pH: 7 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: trace Not sure of hardness, our water is pretty soft here tank temp:was 24C moved to 29C slowly Fish Symptoms: Our reed fish seem to have come out in small bumps all across their body, started in a small patch and spread quickly to all 4...