hakova
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Hi all,
Let me tell you about my tank first. It is a 10 gallon, heavily planted tank with Eheim Ecco 2232, temp 81F, pH around 6.0-7.2 (mostly 6.0), CO2 injection with a yeast-based system. CO2 around 30 ppm by a drop checker. 7 hours a day light cycle, adding fertilizers for plants via EI method. I started the tank in late June and stocked it on 7/26/09 with 6 Harlequin Rasboras and 5 ghost shrimp, after confirming the fishless cycling was completed by handling 5 ppm of ammonia to 0 ppm of ammonia and nitrites. The shrimps could not survive more than a week, and I didn't buy new ones since then.
About a week ago, I found one of the Rasboras caught by the external filters intake from its tail. At the time I found it, it was already dead, so I don't know if it died because it was caught or it was caught because it was already dead. I think the latter scenario is more likely to be the real story here. Anyway, I kept observing the remaining five closer since then, and I noticed that one of them was lying on the substrate on its chin and seemed like it had a hard time to maintain its balance. With a little stimulation (getting the fish net touch it), it "woke up" and started swimming around again, however it is swimming closer to the surface and apart from the remaining four. At a closer look, which actually is very difficult because these are tiny and very active fish, it looks like its mouth is always open. For the last 4-5 days, I saw that it has not been eating any food, although it gets more active and joins the others when the feeding time comes. I am not sure if it has a dislocated chin, or an eroded nose, but it sure looks like it has a chin that extends longer than its nose, which gives it a look like that is the reason why its mouth seems like open at all times.
Recent readings from my tank indicate 0 ppm of ammonia and nitrite, pH 6.0, nitrate 40 ppm, gH 20, kH 40. I just did a 70% WC today after these.
Unfortunately, I don't have a quarantine tank. I am suspecting some bacterial (anaerobic?) infection that might have eroded the nose of the sick fish and gave its funny appearance. What would you recommend? I don't want to euthanise the sick fish, but I don't want it to spread something that might be harmful to others either. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Let me tell you about my tank first. It is a 10 gallon, heavily planted tank with Eheim Ecco 2232, temp 81F, pH around 6.0-7.2 (mostly 6.0), CO2 injection with a yeast-based system. CO2 around 30 ppm by a drop checker. 7 hours a day light cycle, adding fertilizers for plants via EI method. I started the tank in late June and stocked it on 7/26/09 with 6 Harlequin Rasboras and 5 ghost shrimp, after confirming the fishless cycling was completed by handling 5 ppm of ammonia to 0 ppm of ammonia and nitrites. The shrimps could not survive more than a week, and I didn't buy new ones since then.
About a week ago, I found one of the Rasboras caught by the external filters intake from its tail. At the time I found it, it was already dead, so I don't know if it died because it was caught or it was caught because it was already dead. I think the latter scenario is more likely to be the real story here. Anyway, I kept observing the remaining five closer since then, and I noticed that one of them was lying on the substrate on its chin and seemed like it had a hard time to maintain its balance. With a little stimulation (getting the fish net touch it), it "woke up" and started swimming around again, however it is swimming closer to the surface and apart from the remaining four. At a closer look, which actually is very difficult because these are tiny and very active fish, it looks like its mouth is always open. For the last 4-5 days, I saw that it has not been eating any food, although it gets more active and joins the others when the feeding time comes. I am not sure if it has a dislocated chin, or an eroded nose, but it sure looks like it has a chin that extends longer than its nose, which gives it a look like that is the reason why its mouth seems like open at all times.
Recent readings from my tank indicate 0 ppm of ammonia and nitrite, pH 6.0, nitrate 40 ppm, gH 20, kH 40. I just did a 70% WC today after these.
Unfortunately, I don't have a quarantine tank. I am suspecting some bacterial (anaerobic?) infection that might have eroded the nose of the sick fish and gave its funny appearance. What would you recommend? I don't want to euthanise the sick fish, but I don't want it to spread something that might be harmful to others either. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
