having trouble figuring out what is wrong with my tropical 46 gallon tank ph is 7 -7.2 tetras started dying 3 days ago sharks gone placo just gave in yesterday with white spots all overt his face is this ich or ick whatever that disease is that causes all the fish to have spots and if so how do...
the pet store says the water is good a little high in ph but after talking to her she said it sounds like the air stomes might be sucking in smoke from the wood stove since i put the pump om the top of the fish tank just recently. any comments wwould be appreciated! i have since unplugged the...
im back water tested good ph a little high but the pet store owner had some good insight get this shee thinks the smoke from the wood stove is getting into the air stone pump as i just moved it from the floor to a position ontop of the tank!!! any replies about this would be appreciated
my ride is here the wife is home from the dr. im off to the fish store for a kit and have the water tested thanx for the help im leaving this running and ill get back to you all while i work on the tank thanx again bbl :hyper:
spots-no
cysts-no
color fading on placo {algae eater} looks lighter and is on side of tank near top before on air stone both rare for him!
fish sluggish
eyes not cloudy
no gill problems seen
no rubbing
but loss of equalibrium in sharks not so much in tetras sharks just hanging on at bottom of tank
i forgot i just introduced two 6" air stones within the past week or so also im home alone with no car at the moment and no way to get to the pet store and frustrated !!!
dont fish usuallsy show signs of sickness due to water change before weeks after the chamge the problem seemed to start after the addition of the blue colored fish with little wiskers that scrounge food from the bottom that i got at the pet store within the last week or so