asheyna
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1. Water parameters. (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, PH, temp', Hardness etc)
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - was between 0.3 and 0.5 but did a WC of about 70%
Nitrate - 10
pH - between 7 and 7.5
Temp 78F
2. A full description of the fishes symptoms.
Was swimming sideways, then was lying on the bottom of the tank, would swim awkwardly for a moment and then died
3. How often you do water changes and how much.
n/a - this tank /was/ newly cycled
4. Any chemicals and treatments you add to the water.
Prime
5. What tank mates are in the tank.
3 Fancy Male Guppies
1 African Dwarf Frog
6. Tank size.
10 Gallon
7. Finally Have you recently added any new fish?
Thought the fishless-cycle was finished so added the above stock this afternoon.
It's a new setup but everything seemed to be in order. Bought the stock today from a reputable LFS and did the floating + adding water slowly to the bag to acclimate. Checked on it over the next few hours and everyone seemed to be ok. My daughter went up to look at them (they're in her room) and called me up to see the one fish lying on the gravel. I tested the water immediately and got the above stats. The other two guppies seemed ok but I noticed them hanging near the top. With the Nitrite reading I got (uuugh guess I wasn't fully cycled >.>) I did a WC, will test again in about 30 min.
My other thought is perhaps the water isn't oxygenated enough. This tank uses a whisper filter and so doesn't disturb the water too much. In my main tank the filter disturbs the surface enough I don't need an airstone. Unfortunately I don't have a stone here and it's too late to go to the store. I lowered the water in the tank to about 70% so the filter can still pull up water but the water coming from the spout now puts a good amount of oxygen into the tank.
The remaining fish and frog seem happy enough. They are particularly active, hoping that they aren't too stressed by the transportation and then the water change. I will get an airstone in the morning.
My question is this: Should I risk traumatizing them further by shifting them to my 35 Gallon? Or just keep up with the water changes and the addition of the airstone.
(and yes, I realize I might just be over-reacting as these are new fish and so any number of things could have been wrong with it. But the surface behavior of the other two and the presence of Nitrite leads me to believe it's my fault and I feel just awful
)
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - was between 0.3 and 0.5 but did a WC of about 70%
Nitrate - 10
pH - between 7 and 7.5
Temp 78F
2. A full description of the fishes symptoms.
Was swimming sideways, then was lying on the bottom of the tank, would swim awkwardly for a moment and then died
3. How often you do water changes and how much.
n/a - this tank /was/ newly cycled
4. Any chemicals and treatments you add to the water.
Prime
5. What tank mates are in the tank.
3 Fancy Male Guppies
1 African Dwarf Frog
6. Tank size.
10 Gallon
7. Finally Have you recently added any new fish?
Thought the fishless-cycle was finished so added the above stock this afternoon.
It's a new setup but everything seemed to be in order. Bought the stock today from a reputable LFS and did the floating + adding water slowly to the bag to acclimate. Checked on it over the next few hours and everyone seemed to be ok. My daughter went up to look at them (they're in her room) and called me up to see the one fish lying on the gravel. I tested the water immediately and got the above stats. The other two guppies seemed ok but I noticed them hanging near the top. With the Nitrite reading I got (uuugh guess I wasn't fully cycled >.>) I did a WC, will test again in about 30 min.
My other thought is perhaps the water isn't oxygenated enough. This tank uses a whisper filter and so doesn't disturb the water too much. In my main tank the filter disturbs the surface enough I don't need an airstone. Unfortunately I don't have a stone here and it's too late to go to the store. I lowered the water in the tank to about 70% so the filter can still pull up water but the water coming from the spout now puts a good amount of oxygen into the tank.
The remaining fish and frog seem happy enough. They are particularly active, hoping that they aren't too stressed by the transportation and then the water change. I will get an airstone in the morning.
My question is this: Should I risk traumatizing them further by shifting them to my 35 Gallon? Or just keep up with the water changes and the addition of the airstone.
(and yes, I realize I might just be over-reacting as these are new fish and so any number of things could have been wrong with it. But the surface behavior of the other two and the presence of Nitrite leads me to believe it's my fault and I feel just awful
)
