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we were having the water make more waves in the water when we were giving the meds. is that what you mean by aeration? Do you know approximately how long it will take for the red color to go away? Thanks.

the directions has said to take out the carbon when giving the meds. when we were done with the meds and the water was red we put the carbon filter back in.

We have a 20 gallon tank that was started in April of this year. Currently there is: 1 cory cat, 3 platys, 6 neon tertras and 6 black skirt tetras. Earlier this week we had a sick albino cory, an antibacterial med was suggested. We went to our LPS and picked up the API Tetracycline for the...

thanks for the info. We will keep up with the water changes. I believe that my husband put in a new carbon filter yesterday. I guess it will just take a while for the discoloration to go away?

No, we didn't half the doasge. I didn't know that we had to, I was told that it wouldn't harm the other fish :unsure: No, we don't have any wood in the tank. Must be that there was too much meds. We went to our LFS and they said the color was due to the meds, so I guess we shall see. Don't...

Earlier we this week we had a sick cory. We treated the tank with bacterial meds and during the treatment the water was a little yellow in color which the meds said could happen. Unfortunately, the sick cory did not make it. Once the treatment was finished the water turned red the next day...

unfortunately, we didn't notice any smell....... But, I did forget to mention that when we did see the tank, for whatever reason the filter was not working (the wheel was not spinning). My husband did get it restarted. I am wondering if that was off for a good part of the day while we were at...

HELP!! The tank water is now tinted red in color. Another one of the cories was laying on top of a plant near the top of the tank and swam a little when touched with the net. The water levels are: amonia 0 ph 7.6 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 This morning it was still a little yellow which was...

I am sorry to say after all your help, the cory did not make it. Is it normal to have a fish die every so often? Should I assume that we don't need to treat the water again this evening for the last treatment? Now, how do I make sure the water is OK for the rest of the fish?? I am at a loss...

ok, how do you make sure there is plenty of oxygen?? The meds said to dose the tank 2 times, change 25% of the water and do 2 more applications (each one was daily) is it a bad thing that it is laying on its side??

Last night was the 3rd of 4 treatments for the tank. We also did a 25% water change as the directions said and tested the water. The cory is still holding on and moving around a little bit. How long should it take to know if it will get better and/or to know if the tank needs more treatments...

So, do you recomend that we test the water daily? The meds we have need to be put in 3 more times (API TC Tetracycline). I believe the box said to do water changes while giving the meds, I assume that is supposed to help the levels? Can you explain what you mean that we may need to filter...

Well we have treated the water with bacterial meds for the 1st time. The cory is still is hanging in there, although not moving around much. We also got some shrimp pellets for the corries to eat. We also noticed that the sick cory looks like it has tail rot too. Will keep you posted. Thanks...

THanks for the explanation. I am assuming the bacteria meds won't harm the other fish? Also, do you have a 2nd suggestion for what meds to get in case they don't have your 1st choice? I know that asking someone at the store isn't always the best thing to do.

OK, well we have never needed to give the fish meds. Do I need to take it out of the tank?