Recent content by blazelet

Thanks for the info everyone. I followed the advice on here and am glad to say sharky is better! He's swimming normally, the red has gone away, and last night we put him back in the big tank after a couple weeks of isolation. He seemed really happy in the big tank, I don't know if fish get happy...

Quick update, I have been using the Maracyn TC twice a day in the hospital tank. At first the Cory was struggling, swimming fairly erratically. Now he is acting more normal, trying to feed off of the bottom and staying upright. I do notice there are periods where he still swims a little oddly...

The maracyn tc is tetracycline but it doesn't say anything about septicimia on the label. The maracyn-two says it's specifically for septicimia - but you'd still stick with the TC? Thanks for all the info, by the way.

If it is septicemia, we are going to start it on Maracyn-two which is supposed to help with that. The red color isn't very pronounced in the Cory, and the swim bladder issues seemed to start just a couple days ago. For the Nitrate levels we got some Nitrate reducing granuals. Other than keeping...

Ok I got a more expansive test kit and this is what I found : Regular Tank Tank size: 30 Gallon pH: 8.0 ammonia: <.02 nitrite: .5 nitrate: 160 kH: 180 gH: 180 tank temp: 72 Degrees Hospital Tank Tank size: 1 Gallon pH: 7.5 ammonia: <.02 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 20 kH: 180 gH: 180 tank temp: 72...

I do always treat the water before I refill the tank to remove chlorine. And I'll be better about changing my water out more frequently. I didn't realize it had to be done so often. I do always vacuum the gravel when I clean it, and about every 6 months we empty the whole tank and scrub it down...

Tank size: Typical Tank is 30 Gallon, Hospital Tank is 1 Gallon pH: 7.5 ammonia: <.02 nitrite: Not Sure nitrate: Not Sure kH: Not sure what this is gH: Ditto tank temp: 72 Degrees Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Cory is swimming around...